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Pancreas - Parasitic Pathology (view source)
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*[[Nematodes]], particularly [[Ascaridoidea|ascarids]], and [[Cestodes|cestodes]] occasionally lodge within pancreatic ducts
*[[Nematodes]], particularly [[Ascaridoidea|ascarids]], and [[Cestodes|cestodes]] occasionally lodge within pancreatic ducts
*In pigs, [[Strongyloidea|''Stephanurus dentatus'']] can form cysts in the pancreas after migration through the [[Liver - Anatomy & Physiology|liver]]
*In pigs, [[Strongyloidea|''Stephanurus dentatus'']] can form cysts in the pancreas after migration through the [[Liver - Anatomy & Physiology|liver]]
*Parasites tend to cause [[Pancreatitis, Chronic Interstitial|chronic interstitial pancreatitis]]
*Parasites tend to cause [[Pancreatitis|chronic interstitial pancreatitis]]
*Tend to destroy acinar tissue, [[Pancreas - Anatomy & Physiology#Endocrine|islets of Langerhans]] being unaffected
*Tend to destroy acinar tissue, [[Pancreas - Anatomy & Physiology#Endocrine|islets of Langerhans]] being unaffected