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[Strategies for screening for pancreatic adenocarcinoma in high-risk patients].
Bulletin du cancer - 1 Jul 2011
Béchade Dominique
Abstract excerpt
Screening high-risk individuals with imaging tests, such as endoscopic ultrasound and computed tomography, can lead to the detection and treatment of predominantly asymptomatic premalignant lesions. These pancreatic lesions consist of resectable, mostly branch-type non-invasive intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms. Endoscopic ultrasound features of chronic pancreatitis are highly prevalent in high-risk...
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