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Cancer Imaging
; 10 Spec no A: S137-41, 2010 Oct 04.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-20880783
RESUMO
Pancreatic carcinoma is the fourth cause of death from cancer in the United States, with a survival rate at 5 years of less than 5%. About 60% of tumors originate at the head of the pancreas, 15% in the body, 5% in the tail; 20% are diffuse within the pancreas. This article discusses the imaging and staging of pancreatic cancer.