Pathological Proof and Survival for Patients with Biliary-Tract or Pancreatic Tumor
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Pancreatic and biliary carcinomas remain a challenge to clinicians and investigators, as diagnosis is rarely achieved while the tumor is still in a curative stage. Clinical symptoms and signs of these neoplasias are non-specific and heterogeneous. We review the clinical presentation of these tumors, with an emphasis on their pathophysiology and relationship with survival. Abdominal pain is the ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Annals of Oncology
سال: 2012
ISSN: 0923-7534
DOI: 10.1016/s0923-7534(20)33304-4