| Literature DB >> 22806689 |
Anne M Macgregor-Das1, Christine A Iacobuzio-Donahue.
Abstract
Pancreatic cancer is a genetic disease. Pancreatic cancers develop from one of three precursor lesions, pancreatic intraepithelial neoplasia (PanIN), intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms (IPMNs), and mucinous cystic neoplasms (MCNs), and each arises in association with distinct genetic alterations. These alterations not only provide insight into the fundamental origins of pancreatic cancer but provide ample opportunity for improving early diagnosis and management of cystic precursors.Entities:
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Year: 2012 PMID: 22806689 PMCID: PMC3661191 DOI: 10.1002/jso.23213
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Surg Oncol ISSN: 0022-4790 Impact factor: 3.454