Table 1. Classification of pancreatic tumors occurring in the body and tail.
| Exocrine |
|---|
| Malignant |
| duct cell carcinoma (90% of all cases) |
| acinar cell carcinoma |
| papillary mucinous carcinoma |
| signet ring carcinoma |
| adenosquamous carcinoma |
| undifferentiated carcinoma |
| mucinous carcinoma |
| giant cell carcinoma |
| mixed type (ductal-endocrine or acinar-endocrine) |
| small cell carcinoma |
| cystadenocarcinoma (serous and mucinous types) |
| unclassified |
| pancreatoblastoma |
| papillary-cystic neoplasm (this tumor has lower malignant potential, and may be cured with surgery alone) |
| Borderline |
| mucinous cystic tumor with dysplasia |
| intraductal papillary mucinous tumor with dysplasia |
| pseudopapillary solid tumor |
| Endocrine |
|---|
| Functioning Tumors |
| Insulinoma |
| Gastrinoma |
| VIPoma |
| Ghrelinoma |
| Somatostatinoma |
| Glucagonoma |
| GRFoma |
| PPoma |
| Carcinoids |
| Nonfunctioning Tumors |