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[Recent advances in diagnosis of pancreatic cancer].
- Source :
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Gan to kagaku ryoho. Cancer & chemotherapy [Gan To Kagaku Ryoho] 2005 May; Vol. 32 (5), pp. 612-6. - Publication Year :
- 2005
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Abstract
- The clinical course of patients with pancreatic cancer remains dismal. This may be because the pancreas is a retroperitoneal organ, the symptoms are non-specific, occur late, and pancreas cancer has an invasive nature. Screening for asymptomatic or symptomatic patients using serum tumor markers and ultrasonography is not cost-effective. However, the clinical course of small carcinomas less than 1 cm or 1 cm in size is favorable. Thus, the detection of small pancreatic carcinoma is essential to improve the clinical outcome. Possible discovery of pancreatic carcinoma as a diagnostic clue to diabetes mellitus, and intraductal papillary-mucinous neoplasm are introduced based on our clinical experience.
- Subjects :
- Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous diagnosis
Adenocarcinoma, Papillary diagnosis
Aged
Carcinoma, Pancreatic Ductal diagnosis
Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde
Diabetes Mellitus diagnosis
Female
Humans
Male
Pancreatic Neoplasms pathology
Prognosis
Biomarkers, Tumor blood
Pancreatic Neoplasms diagnosis
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- Japanese
- ISSN :
- 0385-0684
- Volume :
- 32
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Gan to kagaku ryoho. Cancer & chemotherapy
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 15918559