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The term “pancreatic cancer” is typically used to refer to pancreatic adenocarcinoma which is derived from the exocrine portions of the gland (ductal and acinar cells) and demonstrate features consistent with adenocarcinoma. Often used to distinguish from Neuroendocrine Neoplasms of pancreatic origin which are present in the endocrine portion of the gland.

24 Oct 2024

By Ronny Allan

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Pancreatic Cancer vs Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Neoplasms

AwarenessAdenocarcinoma, Aretha Franklin, Endocrine function (pancreas), Exocrine cells, Hormones, Neuroendocrine cancer, Neuroendocrine carcinoma (NEC), Neuroendocrine tumour (NET), Pancreatic adenocarcinoma, Pancreatic cancer, pNET

DisclaimerThis information is for education and reassurance only.It is not a substitute for personalised medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Tumours arising in the pancreas can come from different cell types and behave in very different ways. Decisions about investigations, surgery, systemic therapy, surveillance, or symptom management must be made by your own specialist team, who understand your full medical history, imaging, pathology, and individual circumstances. Every patient’s situation is unique.The terms “pancreatic cancer” and “pancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasm (NEN)” describe biologically distinct diseases with different behaviours, treatments, and outcomes. The information in this article is designed to support understanding, not to…

18 Jul 2019

By Ronny Allan

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Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumours – to cut or not to cut

TreatmentAdvanced neuroendocrine cancer, ATRX, DAXX, Liquid biopsy, Metastatic Neuroendocrine Cancer, Neuroendocrine cancer, Neuroendocrine carcinoma (NEC), Neuroendocrine tumour (NET), Pancreatic adenocarcinoma, Pancreatic cancer, Pancreatic NET (PanNET), pNET, Quality of LIfe (QoL), Surgery

Background I've written before about pancreatic NETs (pNETs), much of which has been on the awareness side of my advocacy work, particularly emphasising the differences with core Pancreatic Cancer (adenocarcinoma).Pancreatic NETs are quite difficult to diagnose and treat, some of that difficulty is due to the location of the pancreas and accessibility for surgeons and radiographers. It's not helped by the fact that most pNETs are non-functional, making diagnosis more difficult as there is little clinical suspicion to scan, but also results in more late diagnoses.Although biopsies are possible, mainly via endoscopic ultrasound or laparoscopy, they can still be difficult to…

28 Feb 2019

By Ronny Allan

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From dying to living, to hell and back

Awareness, Inspiration, Patient AdvocacyMisdiagnosis, Neuroendocrine cancer, Neuroendocrine neoplasm (NEN), Neuroendocrine tumour (NET), Pancreatic adenocarcinoma, Prognosis

I once wrote a post about patient stories, in particular the ones I receive in my private messages. The headline was "The shock effect never wears off". But none have been more shocking than the one I received early in 2019. (edit: After posting this article, I heard of a few similar cases). This is a story about someone who is a private person but felt the need to reach out to me about their diagnostic experience. This person wanted to talk about it, but in private and I was happy to listen. I was so moved by this story,…