ONTROVERSY CONTINUES to exist concerning the C diagnosis and treatment of pancreatic carcinoma. Even today there is widespread disagreement as to the best method of establishing a definitive diagnosis. On the one hand, there are those who advocate pancreaticoduodenectomy on clinical grounds without
Cytologic studies for the diagnosis of pancreatic cancer
โ Scribed by Robert L. Goodale; Kazimiera Gajl-Peczalska; Thomas Dressel; Joanne Samuelson
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1981
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 429 KB
- Volume
- 47
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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