After years of clinical study found that clinical features of pancreatic cancer:
Clinical features of pancreatic cancer 1)Biology: the more common pancreatic malignant tumors of the digestive system, which is characterized by short duration, rapid, high mortality, with a median survival time was6months.
Clinical features of pancreatic cancer 2)clinical characteristics: membrane gland in retroperitoneal, deep, early nor obvious symptoms, often overlooked and delayed diagnosis, and thus unable to obtain timely and effective treatment.
Clinical characteristics of pancreatic cancer 3)Diagnosis: Early diagnosis is difficult, no specific tumor markers, mainly obtained through the initial diagnosis imaging, endoscopic retrograde biliary eventually need to use film orCTimaging or laparoscopic guided needle aspiration laparotomy and by cytology or pathology.
Clinical characteristics of pancreatic cancer 4)Prognosis: depends on tumor size, lymph node metastasis and the degree of sub-organizations; lymph node-negative patients,20% — 30% ofthe survival of36months, and lymph node-positive, the median survival only6 — 8months; undergoing curative resection patients, long-term survivors, about 20%.