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Distal bile duct carcinomas and pancreatic ductal adenocarcinomas: postulating a common tumor entity.
Cancer medicine - 1 Jan 2016
Schmuck Rosa B, de Carvalho-Fischer Cynthia V, Neumann Christopher, Pratschke Johann, Bahra Marcus
Abstract excerpt
The set definition of distal cholangiocarcinomas and adenocarcinomas of the pancreatic head is challenged by their close anatomical relation, similar growth pattern, and corresponding therapeutic outcome. They show a mutual development during embryologic organ formation and share phenotypic characteristics. This review will highlight the similarities with regard to the common origin of their primary organs,...
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