The pancreas is an oblong flattened gland, about six inches long, located deep in the abdomen, sandwiched between the stomach and the spine. It has five main parts – the tail, body, neck, head and ...

These cysts are frequently found in older patients in which pancreatic resection for a benign neoplasm should be avoided in the absence of significant symptoms. All regions of the pancreas are ...

Patients with pancreatic cancer often undergo a classic Whipple procedure, whereby the head and uncinate process of the pancreas, along with other adjacent organ areas, are removed.

Two very important blood vessels, the superior mesenteric artery and superior mesenteric vein, cross behind the neck of the pancreas and in front of the uncinate process.

A small portion of the pancreatic head and uncinate process enhanced normally (Figure 1b). No calcifications were seen.

Eligible patients with pancreatic head/uncinate process adenocarcinoma and radiographically defined potentially resectable disease received chemoradiation with 7 weekly intravenous (IV) infusions of ...