To explore the operation types for different types of tumors of pancreatic body and tail.

The clinical data of 25 patients in our hospital with tumors of pancreatic body and tail from January 2003 to December 2008 were analyzed retrospectively.

There were 16 males and 9 females in these patients. Among them, abdominal distension, lumbago and notalgia were the most common clinical symptoms. All the patients received surgical treatments including 1 case of distal pancreas, spleen and partial stomach resection, 9 cases of distal pancreas and spleen resection, 3 cases of spleen-preserving distal pancreatectomy, 3 cases of segmental pancreatectomy, 1 case of tumor local resection, and 8 cases of tumor biopsy.

It is very important to select an individual surgical treatment for each tumor of the pancreatic body and tail. For malignant tumors, radical cure is the most important thing; while for benign tumors, saving the pancreas function and peripheral organs should be above other considerations.