Pancreatic cancer as the fourth cancer in a patient with Peutz-Jeghers syndrome and a history of familial pancreatic cancer

Pancreas

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 169-170

  Tokura, Michiyo ^a   Kamisawa, Terumi ^a   Kuwata, Go ^a   Koizumi, Koichi ^a   Kurata, Masanao ^a   Hishima, Tsunekazu ^a  

^a TOKYO METROPOLITAN KOMAGOME HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; CASE REPORT; FAMILIAL CANCER; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LETTER; PANCREAS CANCER; PEUTZ JEGHERS SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS, SECOND PRIMARY; PANCREATIC NEOPLASMS; PEUTZ-JEGHERS SYNDROME;

EID: 78650925842     PISSN: 08853177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MPA.0b013e3181ea6147     Document Type: Letter

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