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Adenocarcinoma
Research from O. Naseef and colleagues provide new insights into adenocarcinoma
August 19th, 2008
According to a study from Lyon, France, "Pancreatic duct adenocarcinoma (PDA) is associated with dismal survival. This study reports two cases of very long survival after pancreatectomy for PDA." "These were two male patients with pT30M0 and pT2N0M0 tumour. Both received adjuvant treatment and are currently alive after 21y 6 months and 22 y 2 months respectively," wrote O. Naseef and colleagues. The researchers concluded: "Very long term survival for PDA can be achieved for some patients who benefit from R0 resection." Naseef and colleagues published their study in Hepato - Gastroenterology (Long-term survival (Superior to...
Source: Cancer Weekly (2008-08-19)
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