Tumor in the Pancreatic Head: A Case Report |Biomedgrid

The Pancreatic adenocarcinoma affects the pancreatic head in 60 to 70% of cases, most cases with cholestasis, increased blood levels of direct bilirubin (a breakdown product of hemoglobin) with the clinic at the moment of the diagnosis [1]. Pancreatic cancer is usually diagnosed in subjects older than 40 years-old and its prevalence peaks at the age of 70 years-old. Surgical resection represents the only therapeutic alternative with a better chance of cure [2]. Pancreatic cancer has a high mortality rate due to late diagnosis and aggressive behavior. The prognosis is poor, with 5-year survival occurring in less than 5% of cases. The addition of modern diagnosis methods associated to the improvement of the other methods that already exist has given rise to controversy regarding to the best way of diagnosing and tumor staging. Likewise, the role of surgery in palliation and technical aspects of the located injuries resection are far from reaching consensus on practice [3,4].