Pre death complications of advanced pancreatic cancer

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The patient suffered from cholecystitis, and found pancreatic cancer, involving the caudate lobe of the liver, lymph node metastasis with ascites, abdominal pain, now the condition has a certain control, for pancreatic cancer late pre death complications, let me tell you.

Pre death complications of advanced pancreatic cancer

Symptom 1: almost 100% of pancreatic cancer can appear obvious weight loss, weight loss can be 10kg or more within one month, and cachexia is often accompanied in the late stage.

Symptom 2: diabetes, some patients may have increased urine sugar, blood sugar.

Symptom 3: thrombophlebitis, part of the pancreatic body, tail cancer visible limb vein thrombophlebitis, and cause local limb edema.

matters needing attention

Physical examination showed yellow sclera and skin, palpable enlarged liver and gallbladder, splenomegaly, palpable mass in upper abdomen, and sometimes vascular murmur above the mass. If jaundice is accompanied by painless gallbladder enlargement, it is an important diagnostic basis for pancreatic head cancer. In the late stage, ascites may occur, and hard and enlarged metastatic lymph nodes may be touched in the left supraclavicle or anterior rectum.