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Adenocarcinoma
New findings reported from H. Nakano and co-authors describe advances in adenocarcinoma
July 8th, 2008
"Few case reports have previously documented a second surgery after pancreaticoduodenectomy due to recurrence or other reasons in patients with periampullary malignancies. The present report summarized the experience of this clinic with secondary surgery after Pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD)," scientists in Kawasaki, Japan report. "During the past 7 years, 7 out of 95 patients with periampullary malignancies underwent a second surgery after pancreaticoduodenectomy at this institution. The clinical courses of these patients are presented and 2 interesting cases are shown in the present study. One patient with lower bile duct adenocarcinoma underwent a remnant...
Source: Cancer Weekly (2008-07-08)
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