Prognostic value of CA 19-9 level in resectable pancreatic adenocarcinoma.

The prognosis in patients with pancreatic cancer is poor and some authors describe it as a lethal disease. At the time of diagnosis only 14% of patients could be surgically treated and up to 30% of them die within 12 months. Therefore, further clinical investigations on preoperative patient qualific...

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Main Authors: Ł Duda-Barcik, G Marek, J Słonina, M Sebastian, W Kielan, M Jelen, D Zyśko, P Zukrowski, Z Grzebieniak, A K Agrawal, J Rudnicki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Via Medica 2010-08-01
Series:Folia Histochemica et Cytobiologica
Online Access:http://czasopisma.viamedica.pl/fhc/article/view/4234