Management strategy for pancreatic head tumor LAU Wan-Yee, LAI Chun-Hung, LAU Hiu-Yan. Faculty of Medicine, the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong SAR, China Corresponding author: LAU Wan-Yee, E-mail: josephlau@cuhk.edu.hk Abstract With the improvement and availability of radiological imaging, pancreatic head tumor is being recognized with increasing frequency. There are various pathologies which can present as a pancreatic head tumor. Sometimes it is difficult to determine the exact nature of the pancreatic head tumor without resectional surgery. Currently, the diagnosis and the choice of treatment strategy should be based on a combined assessment of the patient’s clinical presentations, radiological imaging findings and the levels of the serum tumor markers. After adequate assessment, the clinician should discuss in detail with the patient and the family on the treatment strategy. The indications, potential risks and benefits should be adequately explained before treatment.