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Predictive factors for pancreatic cancer in patients with chronic pancreatitis in association with K-ras gene mutation.
Endoscopy - 1 Jun 2004
Arvanitakis M, Van Laethem J-L, Parma J, De Maertelaer V, Delhaye M, Devière J
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BACKGROUND AND STUDY AIMS: Chronic pancreatitis is considered to be a predisposing factor for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PAC). The purpose of this study was to examine the prognostic value of a finding of mutated (K- ras) gene in predicting the development of PAC in patients with chronic pancreatitis. PATIENTS AND METHODS: The pancreatic duct brushings of 146 patients with chronic pancreatitis were...
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