Pancreatic metastases from breast cancer: An unusual cause of biliary obstruction

European Journal of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 574-576

  Mountney, John ^a,c   Maury, A C ^a   Jackson, A M ^a   Coleman, R E ^b   Johnson, A G ^a  

^a ROYAL HALLAMSHIRE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b WESTON PARK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c NORTHERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biliary obstruction; Breast carcinoma; Pancreatic metastases

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BILE DUCT OBSTRUCTION; BREAST CARCINOMA; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DISEASE COURSE; ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; METASTASIS; PANCREAS CANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031445071     PISSN: 07487983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0748-7983(97)93557-5     Document Type: Article

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