Does the extent of lymphatic resection affect the outcome in pancreatic cancer?

Digestion

Volumn 58, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 536-541

  Pederzoli, Paolo ^a   Bassi, Claudio ^a   Falconi, Massimo ^a   Pedrazzoli, Sergio ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Lymphadenectomy; Pancreatic cancer; Resection

Indexed keywords

CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; LYMPHADENECTOMY; PANCREAS CANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ADENOCARCINOMA; HUMANS; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM; PANCREATIC DUCTS; PANCREATIC NEOPLASMS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030710983     PISSN: 00122823     EISSN: 14219867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000201498     Document Type: Article

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