Synonyms and Keywords

pancreatic cancer, pancreas cancer, exocrine glands, endocrine glands, pancreatic adenocarcinoma, chronic pancreatitis, abdominal ultrasound, abdominal computed tomography, abdominal CT, pancreatic tumor, CA 19-9, localized pancreatic cancer, locally advanced pancreatic cancer, metastatic pancreatic cancer, resectable cancer, unresectable cancer, Whipple procedure, distal subtotal pancreatectomy, pancrelipase, celiac plexus neurolysis, CPN, biliary stenting

Authors and Editors

Author: Timothy Kuo, MD, Fellow, Department of Medical Oncology, Stanford University School of Medicine

Timothy Kuo is a member of the following medical societies: Alpha Omega Alpha, American Association for Cancer Education, American College of Physicians-American Society of Internal Medicine, American Medical Association, American Society of Clinical Oncology, and Sigma Xi

Coauthor(s): George Fisher, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Medical Oncology, Stanford University School of Medicine

Editors: Winston W Tan, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Mayo Medical School; Mary L Windle, Pharm D, Adjunct Assistant Professor, University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Pharmacy; Pharmacy Editor, eMedicine.com, Inc; Koyamangalath Krishnan, MD, FRCP, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Department of Clinical Cancer Prevention and Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

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