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Exocrine Pancreas

Endocrine tumors arising from the islets of Langerhans and carcinoid tumors are not included

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The T classification reflects the distinction between potentially resectable (T3) and locally advanced (T4) primary pancreatic tumors.

Stage grouping has been changed to allow Stage III to signify unresectable, locally advanced pancreatic cancer, while Stage IV is reserved for patients with metastatic disease.

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    1. Department of General Surgery, Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA

      Frederick L. Greene M.D. (Chair) (Chair)

    2. Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA

      David L. Page M.D. (Professor of Pathology and Epidemiology) (Professor of Pathology and Epidemiology)

    3. Department of Surgery, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee, USA

      Irvin D. Fleming M.D. (Professor) (Professor)

    4. Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland, USA

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    American Joint Committee on Cancer. (2002). Exocrine Pancreas. In: Greene, F.L., et al. AJCC Cancer Staging Manual. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-3656-4_18

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