What aspects should we pay attention to in pancreatic cancer screening

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My uncle checked out pancreatic cancer some time ago. Fortunately, he went to the hospital for surgical treatment in time. Now his condition has been controlled to a certain extent. Patients with pancreatic cancer must be treated as soon as possible. Now I will tell you what problems should be paid attention to in the investigation of pancreatic cancer.

What aspects should we pay attention to in pancreatic cancer screening

First, there are many methods for the diagnosis of pancreatic cancer, but it must be regular, otherwise it will cause misdiagnosis. At present, most of the diagnosis of pancreatic cancer depends on its clinical manifestations (abdominal pain, jaundice, weight loss, abdominal mass, etc.), abdominal B-ultrasound or CT and Serum CA19-9 determination.

Second, if the CT results are not typical or normal, but still suspicious, the diagnosis can be further confirmed by percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography (PTC), endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) and percutaneous biopsy of pancreatic masses (FNA).

Third: MRI is not more useful than CT in the diagnosis of pancreatic cancer, it can not show more advantages than CT, but as a special technology in this field, from the perspective of development, it may play a role in the future.

matters needing attention

Patients with pancreatic cancer should face and treat this disease with a positive and optimistic attitude. Abdominal ultrasound is the first choice for screening and diagnosis of pancreatic cancer. It is characterized by simple operation, no injury, no radiation, and can be observed in multi axial plane. It can better show the internal structure of pancreas, whether there is obstruction in biliary tract and the location of obstruction.