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Primary pancreatic tumours are rare (accounting for less than 0.5% of all cancers in the dog), however the pancreas is also a site for metastasis from particularly gastro-intestinal neoplasms. Primary tumours include:

Primary pancreatic tumours are rare (accounting for less than 0.5% of all cancers in the dog), however the pancreas is also a site for metastasis from particularly gastro-intestinal neoplasms. Primary tumours include:

* [[Carcinoma#Pancreatic|Carcinomas]]

* [[Carcinoma#Pancreatic|Carcinomas]]

It is important to make the distinction between pancreatic neoplasia and [[Pancreatic Nodular Hyperplasia|pancreatic nodular hyperplasia]] which frequently occurs in older dogs and cats and is non-significant.

It is important to make the distinction between pancreatic neoplasia and [[Pancreatic Nodular Hyperplasia|pancreatic nodular hyperplasia]] which frequently occurs in older dogs and cats and is non-significant.

==Signalment==

==Signalment==

* Morris J, Dobson J (2001) Gastrointestinal Tract, in Small Animal Oncology, Blackwell Science, pp 140-142  

* Morris J, Dobson J (2001) Gastrointestinal Tract, in Small Animal Oncology, Blackwell Science, pp 140-142  

* Liptak J. M, Withrow S.J, (2007), Cancer of the Gastrointestinal Tract, in Withrow and MacEwen's Small Animal Clinical Oncology, fourth edition, Eds Withrow S.J, Vail D.M, Missouri, Saunders Elsevier, pp 479-480

* Liptak J. M, Withrow S.J, (2007), Cancer of the Gastrointestinal Tract, in Withrow and MacEwen's Small Animal Clinical Oncology, fourth edition, Eds Withrow S.J, Vail D.M, Missouri, Saunders Elsevier, pp 479-480

[[Category:Pancreas_-_Hyperplastic_and_Neoplastic_Pathology]]

[[Category:Pancreas_-_Hyperplastic_and_Neoplastic_Pathology]][[Category:Pancreatic Pathology - Dog]][[Category:Cat]]

[[Category:To_Do_-_Clinical]]

[[Category:To_Do_-_Clinical]]

[[Category:Neoplasia]]

[[Category:Neoplasia]]