Neuroendocrine Pancreatic Cancer Stage 4. The pancreas is a gland about 6 inches long that is shaped like a thin pear lying on its side. Tests and procedures to stage pancreatic cancer are usually done at the same time as diagnosis.
In early stages if the tumor with less than 3cm of diameter is removed than the patients can expect long life expectancy. Tests and procedures to stage pancreatic cancer are usually done at the same time as diagnosis. It means that cancer has moved out of its site of origin and has spread far and wide to lymph nodes and other parts of the body.
The wider end of the pancreas is called the head the middle section is called the body and the narrow end is called the tail.
Tests and procedures to stage pancreatic cancer are usually done at the same time as diagnosis. The pancreas is a gland about 6 inches long that is shaped like a thin pear lying on its side. It means that cancer has moved out of its site of origin and has spread far and wide to lymph nodes and other parts of the body. The wider end of the pancreas is called the head the middle section is called the body and the narrow end is called the tail.
