Tumor size as measured at initial X-ray examination, not length of bile duct stricture, predicts survival in patients with unresectable pancreatic cancer

BACKGROUND: The survival of unresectable pancreatic cancer patients is extremely poor. The aim of this study was to examine if tumor size could predict survival length in order to optimize patient care. METHODS: A retrospective observational study was performed on 185 consecutive patients with unres...

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Autores principales: Forssell, Henrik, Pröh, Katrin, Wester, Michael, Krona, Hans
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2012
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3522022/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23009736
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2407-12-429

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3522022/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23009736
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2407-12-429

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