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Role of tumor markers and mutations in cells and pancreatic juice in the diagnosis of pancreatic cancer.
Annals of oncology : official journal of the European Society for Medical Oncology - 1 Jan 1999
Tascilar M, Caspers E, Sturm P D, Goggins M, Hruban R H, Offerhaus G J
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BACKGROUND: Unresectability at the time of presentation is the most important reason for the poor survival rate of pancreatic carcinoma. Molecular-based tests might improve the early detection of pancreatic cancer at a time when surgical resection is still an option for cure. METHODS: The literature was reviewed concerning the role of molecular-based tests applied to sources other than pancreatic tissue itself,...
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