Types of pancreatic tumors include:
- exocrine tumor - very common type of pancreatic cancer
- cystadenomas - benign cysts and tumors
- adenocarcinoma - usually start in the ducts of the pancreas
- adenosquamous carcinoma
- squamous cell carcinoma
- giant cell carcinoma
- endocrine tumor - uncommon, and as a group are known as neuroendocrine tumors, or islet tumors
- insulinoma - develop from cells that make insulin
- glucagonomas - develop from cells that make glucagon
- gastrinomas - develop from cells that make gastrin
- somatostatinomas - develop from cells that make somatostatin
- VIPomas - develop from cells that make vasoactive intestinal peptide