Carcinoma of the pancreas presenting as an orbital tumor: A case report

American Journal of Clinical Oncology: Cancer Clinical Trials

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 532-533

  Geetha, N ^a   Chandralekha, B ^a   Kumar, A ^a   Ittiyavirah, A K ^a   Ramadas, K ^a   Joseph, F ^a  

^a REGIONAL CANCER CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

Metastasis; Orbit; Pancreas

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; CANCER INCIDENCE; CASE REPORT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; ORBIT METASTASIS; ORBIT TUMOR; PANCREAS CANCER; PROGNOSIS;

ADENOCARCINOMA; ADULT; HUMANS; MALE; ORBITAL NEOPLASMS; PANCREATIC NEOPLASMS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0031784645     PISSN: 02773732     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000421-199810000-00023     Document Type: Article

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