A 58-year-old man is admitted to a hospital with severe abdominal pain, nausea, and vomiting resulting in dehydration. Emergency CT scan reveals a tumor located between the celiac trunk and the superior mesenteric artery. Which of the following structures is likely compressed by this tumor?

(A) Fundus of the stomach
(B) Neck of the pancreas
(C) Transverse colon
(D) Hepatopancreatic ampulla
(E) Duodenojejunal junction


Ans: (B) Neck of the pancreas

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