In defense of the whipple: An argument for aggressive surgical management of pancreatic cancer

Oncologist

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 586-590

  Chamberlain, Ronald Scott ^a,b   Gupta, Chetan ^a   Paragi, Prakash ^a  

^a SAINT BARNABAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey   (United States)

Author keywords

Pancreas; Pancreatic cancer; Surgery; Whipple

Indexed keywords

CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER SURVIVAL; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; GASTROJEJUNOSTOMY; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; PANCREAS CANCER; PANCREATICODUODENECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

HUMANS; NEOPLASM STAGING; PANCREATIC NEOPLASMS; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 68049107376     PISSN: 10837159     EISSN: 1549490X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1634/theoncologist.2009-0014     Document Type: Review

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