MICROANATOMY

Detailed explanation-1: -An analysis of pancreatic size in patients in this study, as well as in previously reported studies, indicates that the body or tail of the pancreas is abnormal if it is greater than 2.9 cm in AP dimension or 3.6 cm in cranio-caudad dimension (p ( 0.05).

Detailed explanation-2: -Stage IA: The tumor is 2 cm or smaller in the pancreas. It has not spread to lymph nodes or other parts of the body (T1, N0, M0). Stage IB: A tumor larger than 2 cm is in the pancreas. It has not spread to lymph nodes or other parts of the body (T2, N0, M0).