Pancreatic Neoplasms — Flashcards

Earliest genetic change in carcinoma pancreas is _____ mutation

_____ cystadenoma is the most common type of cystic neoplasms of the pancreas

Pancreatic adenocarcinoma is CK 7 _____ and CK 20 negative

_____ adenocarcinoma is associated with the serum tumor markers CA 19-9 and CEA (less specific)

Which cystic neoplasm of the pancreas presents with uniform distribution across the pancreas?_____

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

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