Vascular invasion in pancreatic cancer: Imaging modalities, preoperative diagnosis and surgical management

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 818-831

  Buchs, Nicolas C ^a   Chilcott, Michael ^a   Poletti, Pierre Alexandre ^a   Buhler, Leo H ^a   Morel, Philippe ^a  

^a GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cancer; Management; Pancreas; Vascular invasion

Indexed keywords

CISPLATIN; FLUOROURACIL;

ANGIOGRAPHY; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER INVASION; CANCER SURGERY; COMPUTER ASSISTED EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INTRAVASCULAR ULTRASOUND; LAPAROSCOPY; MESENTERIC ARTERY; MESENTERIC VEIN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PANCREAS CANCER; PORTAL VEIN; REVIEW;

EID: 77449105962     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i7.818     Document Type: Review

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