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