Carcinoma of The Pancreas A Retrospective Study of Pancreatic Cancer of 320 Case from 1976 to 2011 | ||
| Medical Journal of Babylon | ||
| Article 1, Volume 11, Issue 4, December 2014, Pages 971-983 | ||
| Author | ||
| Akeil Hussein Eissa | ||
| Abstract | ||
| The objective of this study is to review the cancer of pancreas of 320 cases from 1976-2011, regarding age, gender, smoking, drinking alcohol, jaundice with recent diabete smellitus. Five hundreds seventy two patients were diagnosed to have pancreatic cancer based on clinical, radiological and histopathological criteria during the period 1976-2011 in Al-Mustinsirrhia Private Hospital and Baghdad Teaching Hospital. Only 320 patients have completed their information. Regarding age: peak below age of 50year, 63, 19.7% 50-59 years (106) 33% 60-69 years (101) 31% 70+ years (50) 15.6% Range: 16-90 years Mean: 57.4 years Gender: males (224) 70%; females (96) 30%; M/F = 2.3-1 Being smoker: negative (229) 71.6%; positive (91) 28.4% Drinking alcohol: negative (305) 95.3%; positive (15) 4.7% Diabetes mellitus: negative (232) 72.5%; positive (88) 27.5% Jaundice: (188) 58.8% Carcinoma of pancreas is not uncommon disease in our country, it rise sharply in the last twenty years ,it is an aggressive and lethal disease. It affects all age groups mostly middle and old age groups , also it affect both male and female but it more common in male .Smoking and diabetes are risk factors . Early diagnosis, accurate preoperative staging and better adjuvant treatment remain a challenge. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Carcinoma of pancreas; Age; Gender; smoking; diabetes jaundice | ||
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