Cancer, papillary — Cancer of a structure called the papilla or ampulla of Vater, a small muscle located at the junction where the common bile duct (carrying bile from the liver and secretions from the pancreas) empties into the duodenum (upper small intestine).… … Medical dictionary
Papilla — The term papilla (plural: papillae) generally means a nipple like structure, and may refer to: Mammary papilla, or nipple Amphibian papilla and basal papilla, part of the inner ear of the frog. Interdental papilla, part of the gingiva between… … Wikipedia
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Pancreatic cancer — is a malignant tumor of the pancreas. Each year about 37,680 individuals in the United States are diagnosed with this condition, and 34,290 die from the disease. In Europe more than 60,000 are diagnosed each year. Depending on the extent of the… … Wikipedia
endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography — ERCP. A procedure that uses an endoscope to examine and x ray the pancreatic duct, hepatic duct, common bile duct, duodenal papilla, and gallbladder. An endoscope is a thin, tube like instrument with a light and a lens for viewing. The endoscope… … English dictionary of cancer terms
ERCP — Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography. A procedure that uses an endoscope to examine and x ray the pancreatic duct, hepatic duct, common bile duct, duodenal papilla, and gallbladder. An endoscope is a thin, tube like instrument with a… … English dictionary of cancer terms
Ampullary carcinoma — Cancer of a structure called the ampulla of Vater, a small muscle located at the junction where the common bile duct (carrying bile from the liver and secretions from the pancreas) empties into the duodenum (upper small intestine). Because of its … Medical dictionary
Carcinoma, ampullary — Cancer of a structure called the ampulla of Vater, a small muscle located at the junction where the common bile duct (carrying bile from the liver and secretions from the pancreas) empties into the duodenum (upper small intestine). Because of its … Medical dictionary
Pankreastumor — Pankreastumoren sind Tumoren der Bauchspeicheldrüse (Pankreas). Wenn in einem bildgebenden Verfahren eine Auftreibung der Bauchspeicheldrüse gefunden wird, handelt es sich in den meisten Fällen um einfache Zysten oder nach Entzündungen… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Human gastrointestinal tract — Alimentary canal redirects here. For animal alimentary canal in general, see Gut (anatomy). Human gastrointestinal tract (Digestive System) Stomach colon rectum diagram The human gastrointestinal tract refers to the stomach a … Wikipedia