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ABSTRACT:
INSTRUMENT(S): Synapt MS
ORGANISM(S): Homo Sapiens (ncbitaxon:9606)
SUBMITTER: Risto Renkonen
PROVIDER: MSV000082883 | MassIVE | Fri Aug 31 22:22:00 BST 2018
SECONDARY ACCESSION(S): PXD005144
REPOSITORIES: MassIVE
Cancer medicine 20170601 7
Finland ranks sixth among the countries having highest incidence rate of pancreatic cancer with mortality roughly equaling incidence. The average age of diagnosis for pancreatic cancer is 69 years in Nordic males, whereas the average age of diagnosis of chronic pancreatitis is 40-50 years, however, many cases overlap in age. By radiology, the evaluation of a pancreatic mass, that is, the differential diagnosis between chronic pancreatitis and pancreatic cancer is often difficult. Preoperative ne ...[more]