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Pancreatic cancer is the 4th deadliest cancer that one can be diagnosed with. The only proven cure for pancreatic cancer is complete resection of the pancreas mass found in the early stages of the disease process. Unfortunately, discovery of the mass at the time of presentation of symptoms is late

The best chance for cure with pancreatic cancer is a combination of surgery, chemotherapy and radiation. Unfortunately, not all pancreatic tumors are resectable. The deciding factors as to if a tumor can be treated surgically are tumor location, lymphatic invasion, metastasis, vascular involvement, and

In the right setting, yes. Surgery combined with radiation and chemotherapy carries the greatest potential for cure. The difficulty is that pancreatic cancer is typically discovered late in the disease process, and at that point, only 15-20% of tumors are able to be resected. Surgical resection and

Yes. Pancreatic cancer is the 4th deadliest cancer that one can be diagnosed with. The only proven cure for pancreatic cancer is complete resection of the pancreas mass found in the early stages of the disease process. Unfortunately, discovery of the mass at the time of presentation of symptoms is

Yes. Pancreatic cancer is the 4th deadliest cancer that one can be diagnosed with. The only proven cure for pancreatic cancer is complete resection of the pancreas mass found in the early stages of the disease process. Unfortunately, discovery of the mass at the time of presentation of symptoms is

GI carcinoid tumors can occur throughout the GI tract. Most notably, primary tumors originated mostly to the small intestine specifically the ileum (45%), with the rectum following at 20%, colon 11%, and lastly the stomach 7%. There are three classifications of these tumors based upon their embryonic

GI carcinoid tumors can occur anywhere in the small bowel and digestive tract. Frequently, these tumors do metastasize to the liver. When this occurs, the liver cannot inactivate bioactive products secreted into the portal system which can results in carcinoid syndrome. The most common symptoms of

The symptoms from GI carcinoid tumors are directly related to where the tumor is located in the GI tract and if metastasis to the liver are present. There are three classifications of these tumors based upon their embryonic origin location which include forgut, midgut, hindgut. The foregut includes

Carcinoid tumors are relatively rare but the numbers are growing due to increased imaging and screening endoscopy of the general population. According to the SEER program (surveillance, epidemiology and end results program) of the national cancer institute, the age-adjusted incidence for carcinoid tumors is

GI carcinoid tumors can occur anywhere in the digestive tract. Frequently, these tumors do metastasize to the liver. When this occurs, the liver cannot inactivate bioactive products secreted into the portal system resulting in the release of these hormones and therefor carcinoid syndrome. The most

Gastrointestinal carcinoids are often slow growing tumors, however they can be serious as they grow and release hormones and cause scarring/fibrosis. They can often present with intestinal blockages/obstructions and can spread/metastasize to the liver and cause hormone release with symptoms.

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The most common benign liver tumors are:

1. Hemangioma: benign blood vessel tumor. No cancer risk and rarely rupture.
2. Focal Nodular Hyperplasia: benign tumor of liver tissue, no cancer risk and rarely rupture
3. Adenoma: benign glandular tumor has cancer risk over time if large and risk