Exocrine Pancreatic Cancer [Paperback]

1 Epidemiology.- 1.1 Frequency.- 1.2 Descriptive Epidemiology.- 1.2.1 Incidence by Age and Sex.- 1.2.2 Geographical, Racial, and Social Variations.- 1.3 Causal Epidemiology.- 1.3.1 Chronic Pancreatitis.- 1.3.2 Diabetes Mellitus.- 1.3.3 Dietary Habits.- 1.3.4 Chemical and/or Industrial Agents.- 2 Pathological Anatomy.- 2.1 Macroscopic Study.- 2.1.1 Macroscopic Morphology.- 2.1.2 Intraglandular Localization.- 2.2 Microscopic Study.- 2.2.1 Histological Types.- 2.2.2 Epineoplastic Pancreatitis.- 2.2.3 Pancreatic Cytology.- 2.2.4 Duct Hyperplasia-Cancer Relationship.- 2.3 Extraglandular Extension.- 2.3.1 Spreading by Contiguity.- 2.3.2 Spreading via the Venous Network.- 2.3.3 Spreading via Lymphatic Effluents.- 2.4 Classification of the Stages of Development.- 2.4.1 TNM Classification.- 2.4.2 Hermrecks Classification.- 2.4.3 Cubillas Classification.- 2.4.4 A New Proposal.- 3 Clinical Features.- 3.1 Classical Types.- 3.1.1 Painful.- 3.1.2 Jaundiced.- 3.1.3 Cachectic.- 3.1.4 Tumor.- 3.2 False Types.- 3.2.1 Rheumatological.- 3.2.2 Gastrointestinal.- 3.2.3 Psychic.- 3.2.4 Febrile.- 3.2.5 Endocrine.- 3.2.6 Blood-Vascular.- 3.3 Metastatic Types.- 3.3.1 Pleural Effusion.- 3.3.2 Steatonecrosis.- 4 Biological Examinations.- 4.1 Standard Biology.- 4.2 Pancreatic Function Tests.- 4.3 Tumor Markers.- 4.3.1 Serological Markers.- 4.3.2 Antitumor Immunity.- 5 Morphological Examinations.- 5.1 Conventional Roentgenograms.- 5.1.1 Abdominal Plain Films.- 5.1.2 Upper Gastrointestinal Tract.- 5.2 Ultrasonography and Computerized Tomography.- 5.2.1 Ultrasonography (US).- 5.2.2 Computerized Tomography (CT).- 5.2.3 Value and Limitations of Ultrasonography and Computerized Tomography in Diagnosis of Pancreatic Cancer.- 5.3 Exploration of Bile Ducts and Wirsungs Duct.- 5.3.1 Cholangiography.- 5.3.2 Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP).- 5.3.3 Value and Limitations of Cholangiography and ERCP in Diagnosis of Pancreatic Cancer.- 5.4 Angiography.- 5.5 Laparoscopy.- 5.6 Percutaneol3: