Pancreatic adenocarcinoma: Why and when should it be resected?

Postgraduate Medical Journal

Volumn 73, Issue 862, 1997, Pages 469-475

  Ravichandran, D ^a   Johnson, C D ^a  

^a SOUTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adenocarcinoma; Pancreatectomy; Pancreatic neoplasms

Indexed keywords

CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; HUMAN; PANCREAS ADENOCARCINOMA; PANCREAS SURGERY; PATIENT SELECTION; REVIEW;

EID: 0030870479     PISSN: 00325473     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/pgmj.73.862.469     Document Type: Review

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