Pancreatic Pathology — Flashcards

Type _____ diabetes mellitus is associated with deposition of amylin (islet amyloid polypeptide) in the islets of the pancreas

Pancreatic adenocarcinoma is CK 7 _____ and CK 20 negative

Mucinous cystadenomas are most commonly found in the _____ and tail of the pancreas

Pancreatic adenocarcinomas are solid, _____ tumors, characterized by neoplastic tubular glands within a markedly desmoplastic fibrous stroma

Cyst fluid analysis in _____ will show a high CEA level and low level of cyst fluid amylase

MCNs of the pancreas contain _____-producing tall columnar epithelium

_____ is due to autodigestion of pancreatic parenchyma by pancreatic enzymes

Carcinomas situated in the _____ of the pancreas are usually larger than the head

_____ cystadenoma of the pancreas contains mucin-producing epithelium with ovarian-like stroma on histology

_____ invasion is characteristic of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma