Diagnosis and Management of Cystic Neoplasms of the Pancreas: An Evidence-Based Approach

Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Volumn 207, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 106-120

  Katz, Matthew H G ^a   Mortenson, Melinda M ^a   Wang, Huamin ^a   Hwang, Rosa ^a   Tamm, Eric P ^a   Staerkel, Gregg ^a   Lee, Jeffrey H ^a   Evans, Douglas B ^a   Fleming, Jason B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPIRATION BIOPSY; CANCER GROWTH; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CYSTADENOMA; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; INTRADUCTAL PAPILLARY MUCINOUS TUMOR; LYMPHOEPITHELIOMA; NEUROENDOCRINE TUMOR; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PANCREAS RESECTION; PANCREAS TUMOR; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; SOLID TUMOR; TUMOR VOLUME;

ADULT; AGED; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PANCREATIC CYST; PANCREATIC NEOPLASMS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 45549104176     PISSN: 10727515     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2007.12.048     Document Type: Review

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