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[|Human|] My husband had a ct scan o his heart and needs 2 stents, but during the ct scan, a 1" mass was found on his pancreas.  A biopsy is being performed.  If it is malignant, and needs chemo, should he have the stents first or the cancer treatment first and How long should he wait after either procedure to have the next procedure. He already has 4 stents and the 2 stents he needs will be placed in arteries that have 75% blockage.
[|AI|]  Hi and welcome to Chat Doctor. It is hard to say without more info. If this is only tumor in pancreas tail then only distal pancreatectomy can be done. If this is in the head of pancreas then Whipple procedure is necessary and this is very demanding procedure. His anesthesiologist should evaluate how risky is his heart disease for him. But usually stents are placed first and after 3-4 weeks surgery can be done. Wish you good luck.