What Does Pancreatic Parenchymal Abnormalities In Pancreatic Body And Pancreatic Tail Mean And Does That Always Mean Cancer?

Posted on Tue, 12 Jan 2021

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Question : What does pancreatic parenchymal abnormalities in pancreatic body and pancreatic tail mean and does that always mean cancer?

Answered by Dr. Indranil Ghosh (7 hours later)

Brief Answer:
No not always cancer

Detailed Answer:
Hi
Thanks for your query.

I understand your concerns.

Abnormalities in pancreatic body or tail is more commonly due to chronic pancreatitis, often asymptomatic. Sometimes it may be cancer but usually it shows a mass or space occupying lesion in that scenario.

So if it's just some abnormality, without mass, then unlikely to be cancer.

Hope this helps.

Regards

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