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SUBMITTER: Fukuda J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7865866 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Fukuda Junko J Ikezawa Kenji K Nakao Miho M Okagaki Suetsumi S Ashida Reiko R Ioka Tatsuya T Takada Ryoji R Yamai Takuo T Fukutake Nobuyasu N Uehara Hiroyuki H Nagata Shigenori S Takahashi Hidenori H Tabuchi Takahiro T Tanaka Sachiko S Ohkawa Kazuyoshi K Katayama Kazuhiro K
Cancers 20210128 3
Because pancreatic cancer has a dismal prognosis, a strategy for early diagnosis is required. This study aimed to identify predictive factors of neoplastic progression in patients at high risk for pancreatic cancer and examined the efficiency of surveillance using transabdominal special ultrasonography focusing on the pancreas (special pancreatic US). Patients with slight main pancreatic duct (MPD) dilatation (≥2.5 mm) and/or pancreatic cysts (≥5 mm) were enrolled in a prospective surveillance s ...[more]