Changes to levels of serum neuron-specific enolase in a patient with small cell carcinoma of the pancreas

Journal of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 93-98

  Nakamura, Yoshiharu ^a   Tajiri, Takashi ^a   Uchida, Eiji ^a   Arima, Yasuo ^a   Aimoto, Takayuki ^a   Katsuno, Akira ^a   Naito, Zenya ^a  

^a NIPPON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Neuron specific enolase; Pancreas; Small cell carcinoma

Indexed keywords

CISPLATIN; ETOPOSIDE; NEURON SPECIFIC ENOLASE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ABDOMINAL TUMOR; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER GROWTH; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER REGRESSION; CANCER RELAPSE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEATH; DRUG RESPONSE; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PANCREAS CARCINOMA; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; SENSORY NEUROPATHY; SMALL CELL CARCINOMA;

AGED; CARCINOMA, SMALL CELL; FEMALE; HUMANS; PANCREATIC NEOPLASMS; PHOSPHOPYRUVATE HYDRATASE; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 15044345331     PISSN: 09441166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00534-004-0942-3     Document Type: Article

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