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Pancreatic adenocarcinoma: diagnosis and staging using multidetector-row computed tomography (MDCT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).

Francis IR

University of Michigan Hospitals, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0030, USA. ifrancis@umich.edu

Pancreatic adenocarcinoma continues to be a leading cause of cancer death in the Western world and is amongst the leading gastrointestinal cancers. The incidence of pancreatic cancer has been stable or slowly rising in the past few decades. Overall the prognosis is poor with 5-year survival rates still under 5%. Therefore early detection and accurate staging of these tumors is crucial for optimal treatment.

Published 8 October 2007 in Cancer Imaging, 7: S160-5.
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