Definition of Pancreatic cancer

1. Noun. Cancer of the pancreas.

Generic synonyms: Carcinoma

Definition of Pancreatic cancer

1. Noun. A malignant neoplasm of the pancreas ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Pancreatic cancer

1. A malignant growth of the pancreas. More than 90% are ductal adenocarcinomas with islet cell carcinomas making up the difference. Symptoms include abdominal pain, abdominal swelling, jaundice, weight loss and anorexia. (27 Sep 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Pancreatic Cancer

pancreat-
pancreata
pancreatalgia
pancreatectomies
pancreatectomy
pancreatemphraxis
pancreatic
pancreatic RNase
pancreatic abscess
pancreatic acinar cell
pancreatic adenocarcinoma
pancreatic artery
pancreatic branches
pancreatic calcifications
pancreatic calculus
pancreatic cancer (current term)
pancreatic cancers
pancreatic cholera
pancreatic colic
pancreatic cystic neoplasms
pancreatic cystoduodenostomy
pancreatic deoxyribonuclease
pancreatic diabetes
pancreatic diarrhoea
pancreatic digestion
pancreatic diverticula
pancreatic dornase
pancreatic duct
pancreatic encephalopathy

Literary usage of Pancreatic cancer

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Lifelong Passion: Nicholas and Alexandra: Their Own Story by Andrei Maylunas (2005)
"The results are consistent with a role of nutritional factors in the etiology of pancreatic cancer. The magnitude of the risks involved emphasizes the ..."

2. Guide To Clinical Preventive Services by U. S. Preventive Services Task Force (1989)
"Recommendation: Routine screening for pancreatic cancer in asymptomatic persons is ... Burden of Suffering: pancreatic cancer is the fifth leading cause of ..."

3. Differential diagnosis by Richard Clarke Cabot (1912)
"pancreatic cancer. Case 377 An American timekeeper of twenty began, in 1003, to have epigastric pain, after eating, in intermittent spells lasting a month ..."

4. Gulf War And Health by Carolyn Fulco, Institute of Medicine (2005)
"pancreatic cancer This review focuses on pancreatic cancer (ICD-9 157), for which tobacco use stands out as the most import risk factor among increasing age ..."

5. Racial/Ethnic Patterns of Cancer in the United States, 1988-1992edited by Barry A. Miller edited by Barry A. Miller (1997)
"Men have higher incidence and mortality rates for pancreatic cancer than women in each ... pancreatic cancer is rare in the 30-54 years age group. ..."

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