Perineural invasion by ductal adenocarcinoma of the pancreas

Journal of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 164-170

  Takahashi, Toshiyuki ^a   Ishikura, Hiroshi ^b   Motohara, Toshiji ^b   Okushiba, Shun Ichi ^b   Dohke, Mitsuru ^b   Katoh, Hiroyuki ^b  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Histopathology; Pancreatic cancer; Perineural invasion; Survival

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER INVASION; CANCER SURVIVAL; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PANCREAS ADENOCARCINOMA; PANCREAS BIOPSY; PANCREAS RESECTION; PERINEURIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SURVIVAL TIME;

ADULT; AGED; CARCINOMA, DUCTAL, BREAST; CELL DIVISION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM INVASIVENESS; PANCREAS; PANCREATIC NEOPLASMS; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM NEOPLASMS; PROGNOSIS; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 0030762483     PISSN: 00224790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9098(199707)65:3<164::AID-JSO4>3.0.CO;2-4     Document Type: Article

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