Gullo L
Institute of Medicine and Gastroenterology, University of Bologna, St. Orsola Hospital, Italy.
Int J Pancreatol. 1988;3 Suppl 1:S101-5.
Based on the relevant literature data and on personal experience, the author discusses the mechanisms of pancreatic function impairment in patients with pancreatic cancer, and the role of pancreatic function tests in the diagnosis of this disease. Although pancreatic function is reduced in the vast majority of patients with pancreatic cancer, at present pancreatic function tests are of limited value in the diagnostic approach to this tumor. This is mainly due to the fact that in most cases, patients with pancreatic cancer are seen when the cancer is in an advanced stage, and it can be rather easily diagnosed with currently available imaging techniques.
基于相关文献资料及个人经验，作者探讨了胰腺癌患者胰腺功能损害的机制，以及胰腺功能检测在该疾病诊断中的作用。尽管绝大多数胰腺癌患者的胰腺功能会降低，但目前胰腺功能检测在该肿瘤的诊断方法中价值有限。这主要是因为在大多数情况下，胰腺癌患者在癌症处于晚期时才被发现，而使用现有的成像技术相当容易诊断出该疾病。
