Dictionary of Cancer Terms
View in Spanish: Pancreatectomía
Pancreatectomy (PAN-kree-uh-TEK-toh-mee)
Surgery to remove all or part of the pancreas. In a total pancreatectomy, part of the stomach, part of the small intestine, the common bile duct, gallbladder, spleen, and nearby lymph nodes also are removed.
Source: National Cancer Institute Dictionary of Cancer Terms, available at www.cancer.gov/dictionary.