Ciwon daji na pancreatic Ya kasan ce yana tasowa lokacin da sel a cikin pancreas, sashin glandular bayan ciki, ya fara ninkawa daga sarrafawa kuma ya zama taro . Wadannan kwayoyin cutar daji suna da ikon mamaye wasu sassan jiki. An san adadin nau'ikan ciwon daji na pancreatic. Mafi na kowa, adenocarcinoma pancreatic, lissafin kusan 90% na lokuta, da kalmar "ciwon daji na pancreatic" wani lokaci ana amfani da shi kawai ga irin wannan. Wadannan adenocarcinomas suna farawa ne a cikin sashin pancreas wanda ke yin enzymes masu narkewa . Wasu nau'o'in ciwon daji da dama, waɗanda ke wakiltar yawancin marasa adenocarcinomas, suna iya tasowa daga waɗannan kwayoyin halitta. Kimanin kashi 1-2% na lokuta na ciwon daji na pancreatic ne neuroendocrine ciwace-ciwacen daji, wanda ya taso daga kwayoyin samar da hormone na pancreas. Waɗannan gabaɗaya ba su da ƙarfi fiye da adenocarcinoma na pancreatic. Alamu da ciwon daji na pancreatic da aka fi sani na iya haɗawa da launin rawaya fata, ciwon ciki ko baya, asarar nauyi da ba a bayyana ba, stools mai launin haske, fitsari mai duhu, da asarar ci .