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Classification, Morphology, Molecular Pathogenesis, and Outcome of Premalignant Lesions of the Pancreas.
Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine - 1 Dec 2017
Pittman Meredith E, Rao Rema, Hruban Ralph H
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CONTEXT: - Invasive pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma has a greater than 90% mortality rate at 5 years. Understanding noninvasive, curable precursor lesions gives us the best hope for reducing mortality from pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma. The 3 pancreatic precursor lesions that have been well studied include intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm, mucinous cystic neoplasm, and pancreatic intraepithelial...
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