Staging cancer of the pancreas

Pancreatic carcinoma is the fourth cause of death from cancer in the United States, with a survival rate at 5 years of less than 5%. About 60% of tumors originate at the head of the pancreas, 15% in the body, 5% in the tail; 20% are diffuse within the pancreas. This article discusses the imaging and...

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Autores principales: Morana, G., Cancian, L., Pozzi Mucelli, R., Cugini, C.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: e-Med 2010
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Focus on: Thoracic
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2967131/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20880783
http://dx.doi.org/10.1102/1470-7330.2010.9028
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Sumario:Pancreatic carcinoma is the fourth cause of death from cancer in the United States, with a survival rate at 5 years of less than 5%. About 60% of tumors originate at the head of the pancreas, 15% in the body, 5% in the tail; 20% are diffuse within the pancreas. This article discusses the imaging and staging of pancreatic cancer.

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