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New-onset type 2 diabetes mellitus--A high-risk group suitable for the screening of pancreatic cancer?
Pancreatology : official journal of the International Association of Pancreatology (IAP) ... [et al.] - 1 Jan 2000
Illés Dóra, Terzin Viktória, Holzinger Gábor, Kosár Klára, Róka Richárd, Zsóri Gábor, Ábrahám György, Czakó László
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BACKGROUND: Type 2 diabetes mellitus is widely considered to be associated with pancreatic cancer. OBJECTIVE: To determine the incidence of pancreatic cancer in new-onset type 2 diabetic patients by measuring the serum level of CA 19-9 and performing abdominal ultrasonography (US). PATIENTS AND METHODS: Consecutive type 2 diabetic patients in whom diabetes was diagnosed within 36 months were included in this...
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