PANCREATIC LYMPHANGITIS AND CHRONIC PANCREATITIS
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BACKGROUND Pancreatic cancer (PC) is one of the most lethal diseases with an incidence rate almost equal to the rate of mortality. Chronic pancreatitis (CP) is a common chronic inflammatory disease of unknown etiology that affects the pancreas. Epidemiological studies have identified CP to be a major risk factor for PC. SUMMARY A greater understanding of the molecular mechanisms linking CP an...
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عنوان ژورنال: JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association
سال: 1913
ISSN: 0098-7484
DOI: 10.1001/jama.1913.04340010003001