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Acute Pancreatitis
New acute pancreatitis study findings have been reported by J. Piecuch and colleagues
May 20th, 2008
According to a study from Poland, "Pancreatic cancer constitutes a difficult diagnostic and - therapeutic problem. It remains the fourth cause of death among gastrointestinal malignancies." "The present study aimed to investigate whether neopterin can be used as a significant marker in pancreatic cancer and to establish any possible relationships between serum neopterin levels and the differentiation between chronic pancreatitis, pancreatic cancer, and acute pancreatitis. The research was done on a group of 65 patients with a diagnosed pancreatic tumor and on a group of 21 patients with a diagnosed acute pancreatitis. Serum neopterin concentration was determined in all...
Source: Cancer Weekly (2008-05-20)
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