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[Intraepithelial neoplasms (PanIN) and intraductal papillary-mucinous neoplasms (IPMN) of the pancreas as precursor lesions of pancreatic carcinoma].
Medizinische Klinik (Munich, Germany : 1983) - 15 Feb 2007
Ott Claudia, Heinmöller Ernst, Gaumann Andreas, Schölmerich Jürgen, Klebl Frank
Abstract excerpt
Due to the fatal prognosis of pancreatic carcinoma, great efforts have been made to investigate precursor lesions of invasive neoplasia during the last few years. Pancreatic intraepithelial neoplasias (PanIN) have been recognized as precursor lesions of ductal adenocarcinoma, and are classified into different grades from PanIN-1A, -1B, -2, to -3. Molecular analyses have helped to define a progression model for...
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