The pancreas has three main sections:
The most common site of primaries is the head of the pancreas. The pancreas has two functional components: endocrine, to produce insulin and other hormones, and exocrine, to produce pancreatic juices for digestion. The pancreas is in direct contact with the stomach, duodenum, spleen, and major vessels of the abdomen.
1 | Head of pancreas | |
2 | Uncinate process | |
3 | Pancreatic notch | |
4 | Body of pancreas | |
5 | Anterior surface | |
6 | Inferior surface | |
7 | Superior margin | |
8 | Anterior margin | |
9 | Inferior margin | |
10 | Omental tuber | |
11 | Tail of pancreas | |
12 | Duodenum | |