Sarcoma and Tubercle of the Pancreas

Sarcoma of the pancreas occurs with extreme rarity. It is impossible during life to distinguish it from carcinoma.

Tubercle of the gland is infrequently met with. Some pathologists deny its occurrence, and believe that the cases recorded as such are merely instances of caseous degeneration of the neighboring glands. When it does occur, it is always secondary, the primary disease being situated in the lungs or intestines. The alterations in the gland consist in the development of cheesy masses or of miliary granulations in the connective tissue between the acini. The condition gives rise to no definite symptoms, and its diagnosis during life is impossible.