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17 Cards in this Set
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5 pancreatic ca risk factors
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DM
obesity smoking low socioeconomic status african american male |
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1 year survival for pancreatic ca is ___%
5 year survival for pancreatic ca is ___% |
20
5 |
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3 reasons pancreatic ca is so deadly
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late occurrence of symptoms
bad location for surgery aggressive cancer |
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top 3 symptoms for pancreatic ca in head of pancreas
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weight loss
jaundice pain |
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top 3 symptoms for pancreatic ca in body/tail
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weight loss
pain nausea/weakness |
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T/F: FNA is required for dxing pancreatic ca
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false
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2 tumor markers for pancreatic ca
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CA 19-9
CEA |
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___% of pts present with resectable pancreatic ca
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10--15
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only pts with ___ pancreatic ca survive 5 years
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resectable
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visceral mets from pancreas go to ___
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liver
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2 histological kinds of pancreatic ca
most pancreatic ca is ___. |
exocrine
endocrine exocrine |
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2 kinds of exocrine pancreatic ca
most pancreatic ca is ___ |
solid
cystic solid |
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Whipple procedure is aka ___
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pancreaticoduodenectomy
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5 year survival after whipple is ___%
this is because of ___. |
20
ca relapse |
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2 vessels which commonly complicate resection
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SMA
celiac trunk |
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US study found that ___ was effective adjuvant tx
european study found that ___ was. |
chemo + rads
just chemo |
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___ is the chemo of choice for pancreatic ca
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gemcitabine
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