Whipple

Question 1

what is important to note about an ampullary neuroendocrine tumor

Answer 1

it has its own rules of staging - it is considered a SB/GI tumor

staged based on invasion

Question 2

congenital cysts of the pancreas are associated with which two conditions

Answer 2

PKD and von Hippel-Lindau disease

Question 3

what is an important feature of a serous cystadenoma of the pancreas

Answer 3

central stellate scar

Question 4

T/F: the pancreas has a capsule

Answer 4

false: it is not encapsulated

Question 5

which type of pancreatic cysts, congenital or pseudocysts, are most common

Answer 5

pseudocysts (75%)

Question 6

what is the most common location of a pancreatic neoplasm

Answer 6

head (60%)

Question 7

what is important to note about the staging of pancreas neuroendocrine tumors

Answer 7

based on size