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Home > Pancreas Diseases and Treatments > Diseases of the Pancreas > Pancreatic Cancer > Exocrine Tumors
Exocrine Tumors
Pancreatic cancer can result from a mutation in either the exocrine or endocrine function of the pancreas.
Exocrine tumors are far more common, accounting for 95% of all cases.
Adenocarcinoma is an exocrine tumor and is the most common kind of pancreatic cancer (80-90%).
Adenocarcinoma arises from abnormal cells lining the pancreatic duct.
These cells may form glands, or a collection of cells surrounding an empty space.
Unless otherwise specified, nearly all accounts of pancreatic cancer refer to adenocarcinoma.
Other rare forms of exocrine tumors include acinar cell carcinoma, adenosquamos carcinoma, and mucinous cystadenocarcinoma.
The information on this site refers mostly to exocrine tumors, and specifically adenocarcinoma.
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