10年以来,胰癌的诊断取得了不少进展。1982所用的方法更尖端,包括癌肿的“外形解剖”(超声波和CT)、“内部解剖”(动脉造影和胰管造影)、外分泌功能及非手术性形态学检查。CT 和超声波可显示胰腺的外形和胰腺内的小肿块。由于腹部超声检查已成为常规,某些早期癌很可能被发现。但扫描并非完全可靠,甚至巨大的肿瘤也可漏诊,同时也有一定的假阳性率。 In the past 10 years, many advances have been made in the diagnosis of pancreatic cancer. The methods used in 1982 were even more sophisticated, including “contour anatomy” (ultrasound and CT), “internal anatomy” (arteriography and pancreatography), exocrine function, and non-surgical morphological examination of cancer. CT and ultrasound can show the appearance of the pancreas and the small mass inside the pancreas. Since abdominal ultrasound examination has become a routine, some early cancers are likely to be found. However, the scan is not completely reliable, and even large tumors can be missed. There is also a false positive rate.