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2. Pancreatic cancer is usually

  • Adenocarcinoma
  • Squamous cell
  • Basal cell
  • Soft tissue sarcoma

3. Which of the following is not an action of somatostatin?

  • Decreased motilin production
  • Decreased cytokine production
  • Decreased parietal cell acid production
  • Decreased histamine production

4. Which of these is false?

  • The pain in pancreatic cancer eases at night
  • Pancreatic cancer may present with a palpable abdominal mass
  • Satiety is a symptom of pancreatic cancer
  • Pancreatic cancer often shows an increased CA19-9 count

5. Which of these statements is true?

  • The body of the pancreas passes anteriorly to the pylorus
  • The neck of the pancreas passes anteriorly to the inferior mesenteric artery and vein
  • The splenic artery supplies the head of the pancreas
  • The great pancreatic artery passes anteriorly to the pancreas

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