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Pancreatic cancer is one of the most common neoplastic diseases, responsible for over 20% of deaths due to gastrointestinal malignancies. The prognosis of patients with pancreatic cancer is extremely poor with 5-year survival rates lower than 5% in large series.
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Fernandez-Cruz, L., Sabater, L., Navarro, S., Parada, C. (1997). Pancreatic Cancer: Diagnostic Guidelines for General Practitioners and Clinicians in Community Hospitals and Specialized Centers. In: Malfertheiner, P., DomÃnguez-Muñoz, J.E., Schulz, HU., Lippert, H. (eds) Diagnostic Procedures in Pancreatic Disease. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-60580-2_48
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