Malignant neoplasm, which develops in the pancreas, is called a cancerous tumor. The main signs of oncology are severe abdominal pain( at the top of it) and back pain, sudden weight loss, anorexia, weakness of the body and jaundice. The patient may feel thirsty, he has frequent urination, diarrhea, and vomiting. For every 100,000 people, there are 8 to 10 people who have contracted this disease.
Classification of cancerous tumors in the pancreas
Pancreatic cancer is classified according to the international TNM system. Each letter has its own definition, for example: the magnitude of the malignant neoplasm( ZNO) and its location - T;formation of metastases in the lymph nodes - N;metastases present in organs adjacent to the affected organ - M.
Consider the classification of pancreatic tumors, according to the acronym:
T category:
- TX: It is not possible to evaluate the state of the original tumor.
- T0: There are no signs of cancer.
- Tis: The initial signs of the disease are observed, and further education does not grow.
- T1: The tumor is located only in the pancreas, it does not go beyond it. The size is small - about 2 cm or less.
- T2: Being in the pancreas, malignant neoplasm, does not go beyond it. The value of ZNO, in diameter is from 2 cm and above.
- T3: Neoplasm in the gland goes beyond its limit, not penetrating, at the same time, into the circulatory system located near the organ.
- T4: A category in which surgical intervention is no longer helpful. Cancerous formation in the pancreas has transcended its boundaries and affects the arteries and veins that are near the organ.
N classification category:
- NX: The status of lymph nodes located near the pancreas can not be evaluated.
- N0: In the lymph nodes, near the gland, there are no signs of ZNO.
- N1: Cancer has spread to the lymphatic system, near the affected organ.
Category M:
- MX: Metastases can not be detected.
- M0: There is a tumor, but without metastases.
- M1: Metastases have been detected that have spread to other organs. As a rule, their growth occurs on the organs located near the affected organ: stomach, liver, intestine and lungs.
Despite the availability of classification, information about the need for surgical intervention, as well as predicting the effect of therapy, is not enough.
Pancreatic cancer - ICD codes 10
- Appearance of a tumor in the pancreas, ICD code 10 - C25;
- Formation of ZNO in the head - code C25.0;
- Neoplasm of malignant organ body character - C25.1;
- Appearance of a pile tail neoplasm, ICD code 10 - C25.2;
- The formation of cancer in the ducts of the pancreas - C25.3;
- Islet cell cancer - C25.4;
- In other parts of the body, cancer is detected, the ICD code is 10 - C25.7;
- Pancreas, struck in more than one of the above locations - C25.8.