Article
Implications and issues related to familial pancreatic cancer: a cohort study of hospitalized patients.
BMC gastroenterology - 15 Jan 2016
Mughetti Martina, Calculli Lucia, Chiesa Anna Maria, Ciccarese Federica, Rrusho Odeta, Pezzilli Raffaele
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The surveillance of subjects at risk of pancreatic cancer is restricted to clinical research; the incidence of familial pancreatic cancer needs to be better established. Thus, we aimed to evaluate the frequency of familial pancreatic cancer in a population of hospitalized patients with pancreatic cancer. METHODS: A retrospective study based on the hospital charts of patients discharged with a...
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