The pancreas is an oblong flattened gland, about six inches long, located deep in the abdomen, sandwiched between the stomach and the spine. It has five main parts – the tail, body, neck, head and ...

Multiple diagnostic criteria have been proposed. For example, the Japanese Pancreas Society (2002 and 2006) and Histology, Imaging, Serology, Other Organ Involvement and Response to therapy (HISORt).