Pancreatic metastases from renal cell carcinoma: The state of the art

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 17, Issue 43, 2011, Pages 4747-4756

  Ballarin, Roberto ^a   Spaggiari, Mario ^a   Cautero, Nicola ^a   de Ruvo, Nicola ^a   Montalti, Roberto ^a   Longo, Cristina ^a   Pecchi, Anna ^a   Giacobazzi, Patrizia ^a   de Marco, Giuseppina ^a   D'Amico, Giuseppe ^a   Gerunda, Giorgio Enrico ^a   di Benedetto, Fabrizio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Pancreatic metastases; Pancreatic surgery; Prognostic factors; Radiological findings; Renal cell carcinoma; Therapeutic approach

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERFERON; BEVACIZUMAB; EVEROLIMUS; SORAFENIB; SUNITINIB; TEMSIROLIMUS;

CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; EDITORIAL; KIDNEY CARCINOMA; METASTASIS; MORBIDITY; PANCREAS CARCINOMA; PANCREAS RESECTION; PROGNOSIS; SURVIVAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 82455175888     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i43.4747     Document Type: Editorial

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