NCIt related terms : PANCREAS, HEAD; Structure of head of pancreas (body structure); Head of pancreas;
NCIt definition : That portion of the pancreas lying in the concavity of the duodenum.;
Alternative definition : CDISC: That portion of the pancreas lying in the concavity of the duodenum. (NCI); UBERON: The head of pancreas is a portion of the pancreas that is lodged within the
curve of the duodenum, and is flattened anteriorly (from before). The other parts
of the pancreas are the body and the tail. Its upper border is overlapped by the superior
part of the duodenum and its lower overlaps the horizontal part; its right and left
borders overlap in front, and insinuate themselves behind, the descending and ascending
parts of the duodenum respectively. [WP,unvetted].;
https://www.arcagy.org/infocancer/localisations/appareil-digestif/cancer-pancreas.html/ 2024 France popular works Pancreas pancreas Rat Pancreas Mouse Pancreas Murine Pancreas Tail of the Pancreas Head of the Pancreas Body of the Pancreas