Molecular analysis of pancreatic juice: a helpful tool to differentiate benign and malignant pancreatic tumors?

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Chronic pancreatitis is an important predisposing condition leading to pancreatic carcinoma. As the differential diagnosis between these diseases may be difficult in 1 patient, the detection of specific tumor markers in pancreatic juice is an attractive diagnostic tool. Many studies have investigated tumor-mediated molecular alterations of the pancreatic juice, as k-ras mutations, telomerase reactivation, or...

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