Primary small cell carcinoma of the pancreas: Rare type of pancreatic cancer and review of the literatures

World Journal of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 10, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Wang, Dansong ^a   Rong, Yefei ^a   Wu, Wenchuan ^a   Jin, Dayong ^a  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Pancreatic neoplasm; Small cell carcinoma; Therapy

Indexed keywords

CHROMOGRANIN A; NEURON SPECIFIC ENOLASE;

ABDOMINAL DISCOMFORT; ADRENAL METASTASIS; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CASE REPORT; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PANCREAS CARCINOMA; PANCREAS RESECTION; PRIMARY SMALL CELL CARCINOMA OF THE PANCREAS; RARE DISEASE; SMALL CELL CARCINOMA; SPINDLE CELL; SPLENECTOMY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; LITERATURE; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; PANCREAS TUMOR; REVIEW;

CARCINOMA, SMALL CELL; HUMANS; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PANCREATIC NEOPLASMS; REVIEW LITERATURE AS TOPIC; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 84856588935     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14777819     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1477-7819-10-32     Document Type: Article

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