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Multifocal neoplastic precursor lesions associated with lobular atrophy of the pancreas in patients having a strong family history of pancreatic cancer.
The American journal of surgical pathology - 1 Sept 2006
Brune Kieran, Abe Tadayoshi, Canto Marcia, O'Malley Lauren, Klein Alison P, Maitra Anirban, Volkan Adsay N, Fishman Elliot K, Cameron John L, Yeo Charles J, Kern Scott E, Goggins Michael, Hruban Ralph H
Abstract excerpt
We screened 116 patients with a strong family history of pancreatic cancer using a combination of endoscopic ultrasound and computed tomography. Ten of these patients underwent surgical resection at our institution, providing an opportunity to define the morphology of pancreatic precursor lesions in patients with a strong family history of pancreatic cancer. Eight of the 10 pancreata were available and these were...
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