| pancreatic cancer | part of speech: noun definition: cancer of the pancreas, either the exocrine (exocrine pancreatic cancer) or endocrine pancreas (endocrine pancreatic cancer). The symptoms of pancreatic cancer are abdominal pain and discomfort, nausea, diarrhea, belching, a feeling of fullness, intolerance for fatty foods, weight loss, and loss of strength and energy. Jaundice, severe back pain, and itchy skin can also be later symptoms. Diagnosis techniques include ultrasound, CT scans, MRI, percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography, X rays, endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography, CA 19-9, and CEA, although a laparotomy and biopsy are necessary for a definitive diagnosis. Surgical options may include a pancreatoduodenectomy, a total pancreatectomy, or a distal pancreatectomy. (en) number: singular reliability code: 10 term type: main entry term context (x): i_pacrca.txt origination date: 12/06/2002 |
| cáncer de páncreas | definition: cáncer que puede afectar tanto al páncreas exocrino (cáncer de páncreas exocrino) como al endocrino (cáncer de páncreas endocrino). Los síntomas del cáncer de páncreas comprenden dolor abdominal y malestar, náuseas, eructos, diarrea, saciedad, intolerancia a ácidos grasos, pérdida de peso, fuerza y vitalidad. Entre las técnicas diagnósticas se encuentran ecografía, TAC, RMN, colangiografía transhepática percutánea, marcador tumoral CA 19-9 y antígeno carcinoembriónico, aunque se han de realizar laparotomía y biopsia para establecer un diagnóstico definitivo. Las opciones quirúrgicas implican pancreatoduodenectomía, pancreatectomía total o pancreatectomía distal. (es) gender: masculine number: singular part of speech: noun reliability code: 10 term type: main entry term context (x): e_capacr.txt origination date: 12/06/2002 |
| cáncer pancreático | definition: véase cáncer de páncreas (es) gender: masculine number: singular part of speech: noun reliability code: 10 term type: synonym |