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Patterns of pancreatic resection differ between patients with familial and sporadic pancreatic cancer.
Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract - 1 May 2011
Barton Joshua G, Schnelldorfer Thomas, Lohse Christine M, Bamlet William R, Rabe Kari G, Petersen Gloria M, Donohue John H, Farnell Michael B, Kendrick Michael L, Nagorney David M, Lombardo Kay M Reid, Que Florencia G
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Although the increased risk of developing pancreatic cancer (PC) in families with a strong history of the disease is well known, characteristics and outcomes of patients with familial PC is not described well. AIMS: This study aims to evaluate outcomes following resection in patients with familial PC. METHODS: We studied 208 patients who underwent resection of PC from 2000 to 2007 and had...
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