Impact of Splenectomy on Thrombocytopenia, Chemotherapy, and Survival in Patients with Unresectable Pancreatic Cancer

BACKGROUND: Patients with unresectable pancreatic cancer (PDAC) or endocrine tumors (PET) often develop splenic vein thrombosis, hypersplenism, and thrombocytopenia which limits the administration of chemotherapy. METHODS: From 2001 to 2009, 15 patients with recurrent or unresectable PDAC or PET und...

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Autores principales: Donahue, Timothy R., Kazanjian, Kevork K., Isacoff, William H., Reber, Howard A., Hines, O. Joe
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer-Verlag 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2872015/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20309646
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11605-010-1187-x

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2872015/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20309646
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11605-010-1187-x

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