A patient who presents with jaundice, weight loss, and a palpable right upper quadrant (RUQ) mass should be evaluated for:

A 35-year-old man comes to the hospital with persistent epigastric pain radiating to the back. On admittance to the emergency room, laboratory values reveal increased amylase levels and fever. What would you look for and what would you expect to find on the ultrasound:

Mucinous cystadenocarcinoma of the pancreas are most often located within which part of the pancreas

A fatal tumor that involves the exocrine portion of the pancreas and predominantly occurs in elderly male smokers is?

Clinical signs and symptoms in acute pancreatitis include all of the following, except:

Which of the following is NOT true about phlegmonous pancreatitis?

Which lab values would be of greatest benefit to you in evaluation of a patient with acute pancreatitis?

You are scanning a patient with a history of alcohol abuse and liver cirrhosis. The pancreatic tissue is heterogeneous. Calcifications and dilatation of the pancreatic duct is present. Which condition is most likely considering this history and findings?

A patient with severe epigastric pain and intermittent episodes of nausea and vomiting was seen by his family physician. Laboratory values showed elevation in serum amylase levels. His physician thought it was probably a viral infection. He was sent home and 1 week later reappeared in the emergency room with intense abdominal pain. On examination, he appeared intoxicated, with pain in the midepigastric area. An ultrasound was ordered to evaluate the pancreas. What would you expect to find?

You are performing an ultrasound on an obese patient and notice a small, hypoechoic tumor located in the tail of the pancreas. This is most likely represents: