PANCREAS, FUNCTION AND DISEASE

Definition

Pancreas is an organ in the human digestive system. The pancreas is located in the upper left quadrant of the abdomen or belly and the head / head attached to the duodenum organs.

Function

1.    Produce digestive enzymes or exocrine function.

2.    Produc hormone or endocrine function.

3.    Blood sugar levels regulator through the expenditure
glukogen.

4.   Produce insulin function speeding the flow  glucose into the cells in the body, especially the muscles.

Diseases

Cancer of the pancreas, is a neoplasm (an abnormal mass of tissue) n which occurs when cells divide more than they should, may be benign (not cancerous) or malignant (cancerous).

Classification

Pancreatic cancer is divided into :

1.    Endocrine Cancer

2.   Exocrine cancers such as adenocarcinoma, carcinoma adenoskuamus, SRC carcinoma, hepatoid carcinomas, colloid carcinomas, undifferentiated carcinoma, carcinoma UOGC.

Symptoms

1.    Pain in the lower abdomen and nausea that can not be explained, sometimes light sometimes heavy, sometimes appears sometimes not there, feel at night.

2.    Appears jaundice but no kidney stones and other illnesses.

3. Body weight decreased. Heartburn sufferers because gastrointestinal absorption substandard with weight loss, but not as clear as pancreatic cancer.

4.   Later there is oil on the Chapter or diabetes suddenly got worse. Early-stage pancreatic cancer by cutting operations, the survival rate in 5 years to reach 70-100%, compared with advanced pancreatic cancer treatments both results have great differences. Therefore, any symptoms should immediately undergo a detailed medical diagnosis.

Causes

the exact causes of pancreatic cancer remain unclear, but due to the many studies conducted, sejumklah pancreatic cancer associated with the following factors:

1.    Pancreatitis or inflammation of the pancreas (acute and chronic).

2.    Smoking habits

3.    Lack of intake of vegetables and fruit

4.    The high intake of red meat

5.    Fat

6.    Diabetes mellitus

7.    Chronic Pancreatitis

8.    Helicobacter pylori Infection

9.    Gingivitis

Potential Patients

1.    Aged over 40 years, slightly chubby body shape, have poor living habits, such as frequent smoking, drinking alcohol, eating habits "three high".

2.    Likes to eat greasy food and diarrhea, especially there is a layer of oil on the dirt, this may indicate impaired pancreatic exocrine function.

3.    Suffering from diabetes. People with diabetes are more than 5 years, the risk of pancreatic cancer than those of normal is 1.2-fold.

Diagnosis of Pancreatic Cancer

1.    Ultrasound: shows the internal structure of the pancreas, and bile duct obstruction does.

2.   CT: CT-scan can show the size of the lesion, the location, but not qualitatively accurate diagnosis, contrast scans are better able to demonstrate the relationship between pancreatic tumor size, location, shape, internal structure and surrounding structures. CT can more accurately determine whether there is liver metastasis and lymph nodes.

3.    MRI and MRCP: when there are multiple lesions are difficult to characterize, may perform an MRI examination as a complement to CT-scan.

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