Defining the diagnostic algorithm in pancreatic cancer

Journal of the Pancreas

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 289-303

  Horwhat, John David ^a   Gress, Frank G ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Biopsy, fine needle; Endosonography; Pancreatic cysts; Pancreatic diseases; Pancreatic neoplasms; Pancreatic pseudocyst

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; CHRONIC PANCREATITIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CYSTADENOMA; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INTRADUCTAL PAPILLARY MUCINOUS TUMOR; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PANCREAS ADENOCARCINOMA; PANCREAS CANCER; PANCREAS CYST; PANCREATICODUODENECTOMY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; DECISION TREE; ECHOGRAPHY; METHODOLOGY; PANCREAS TUMOR; REVIEW;

DECISION TREES; HUMANS; PANCREATIC NEOPLASMS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL;

EID: 6344260353     PISSN: 15908577     EISSN: 15908577     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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