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[Pancreatic cancer-screening or surveillance?]
Radiologie (Heidelberg, Germany) - 1 Dec 2023
Sirtl Simon, Vornhülz Marlies, Hofmann Felix O, Mayerle Julia, Beyer Georg
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BACKGROUND: Despite continuous improvement of diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, the number of new pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) cases diagnosed annually almost equals the number of PDAC-related deaths. Prerequisite for curative treatment is a resectable tumor at the time of diagnosis. Individuals with genetic and/or familial risk profiles should therefore be screened and included in structured...
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