Pancreatic mass biopsy results
What's the different between a pancreatic mass and pancreatic cancer?
If the results of a pancreatic biopsy had following result:
Macroscopy:
The specimen received in formalin labeled as Pancreatic Biopsy
consist of piece of sort tissue measuring: 0.1 * 0.1 * 0.1 Cm
Diagnosis:
Pancreatic Mass, Biopsy
Tiny fragment of connective tissue only (suboptimal)
I would appreciate any help for me to understand the results of this biopsy.
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Doctors use the term "mass" for any abnormal concentrated mass of tissue when they notice it on an X-ray, CT or MRI, because at this point they do not know yet what the mass is: a cancer, some benign tumor, cyst or something else.
Your doctor, obviously, made a biopsy, so he got a piece of that mass out of your pancreas and sent it to the pathologist. The pathologist described how the tissue looked macroscopically (by the naked eye): as a "piece of soft tissue."
The pathologist also commented that the specimen was "suboptimal," because it contained only "connective tissue," which is less likely affected by cancer, so he/she can neither confirm nor exclude cancer.
The text you have provided does not mention any cancer, but I'm not sure if you have written everything from the document you have.
If you can't find any text after "Tiny fragment of connective tissue only (suboptimal)"...you can ask a doctor, if you need to wait for the further results or--in case all tests have been completed--what is your exact diagnosis.
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