Symptoms of pancreatic cancer spreading to the head
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Pancreatic cancer is a terrible disease. Some time ago, my friend's father was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. Pancreatic cancer is a terrible disease. Now I will tell you about the symptoms of pancreatic cancer spreading to the head, so that you can find and treat this disease as soon as possible.
Symptoms of pancreatic cancer spreading to the head
Symptom 1: pain is the main symptom of pancreatic cancer, and whether the tumor is located in the head or tail of the pancreas. 60% ~ 80% of the patients presented with epigastric pain, and 85% of the patients with epigastric pain could not be resected or were in advanced stage.
Symptom 2: pancreatic cancer may cause pancreatic enlargement, compression of pancreatic duct, obstruction, expansion, distortion of pancreatic duct and increase of pressure, resulting in persistent or intermittent pain in upper abdomen. Sometimes it is accompanied by pancreatitis, causing visceral neuralgia.
Symptom 3: a few cases complained of left and right lower abdomen, periumbilical or total abdominal pain, and even testicular pain, which was easily confused with other diseases. When the tumor involves visceral capsule, peritoneum or retroperitoneal tissue, tenderness may occur in the corresponding part.
matters needing attention
Pancreatic cancer patients must be positive and optimistic attitude to face and treat this disease, the most common is loss of appetite, followed by nausea, vomiting, diarrhea or constipation or even black stool, diarrhea is often fatty diarrhea. Anorexia is related to the obstruction of the lower end of the common bile duct and pancreatic duct by tumor, and the inability of bile and pancreatic juice to enter the duodenum.