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Pancreatic carcinoma, familial

Known as: Familial Pancreatic Cancer, Familial Pancreatic carcinoma, Hereditary Pancreatic Cancer 
A carcinoma that arises from the pancreas in a patient with a family history of pancreatic cancer. In the minority of cases, patients have recognized… 
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Abdominal PainEpithelial CellsEpitheliumExocrine pancreas

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CarcinomaPancreatic Neoplasm

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Highly Cited
2016
Highly Cited
2016
Whole Genome Sequencing Defines the Genetic Heterogeneity of Familial Pancreatic Cancer.
UNLABELLED Pancreatic cancer is projected to become the second leading cause of cancer-related death in the United States by 2020… 
Review
2010
Review
2010
Update on familial pancreatic cancer.
Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
The Yield of First-Time Endoscopic Ultrasonography in Screening Individuals at a High Risk of Developing Pancreatic Cancer
OBJECTIVES:Approximately 10–15% of all pancreatic cancers (PCs) may be hereditary in origin. We investigated the use of… 
Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
Five years of prospective screening of high-risk individuals from families with familial pancreatic cancer
Objective: Familial pancreatic cancer (FPC) accounts for approximately 3% of all pancreatic cancer (PC) cases. It has been… 
Review
2007
Review
2007
Detecting early pancreatic cancer: problems and prospects.
Pancreatic cancer has a poor prognosis. Improving survival will require diagnosis of early pancreatic cancer, which can be… 
Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Pancreatic Cancer Genetic Epidemiology Consortium
We have organized the Pancreatic Cancer Genetic Epidemiology (PACGENE) Consortium to identify susceptibility genes in familial… 
Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
DNA methylation alterations in the pancreatic juice of patients with suspected pancreatic disease.
Molecular markers of pancreatic neoplasia could aid in the evaluation of visible pancreatic lesions and indicate neoplasia… 
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Meat and fat intake as risk factors for pancreatic cancer: the multiethnic cohort study.
BACKGROUND Meat intake has been associated with risk of exocrine pancreatic cancer, but previous findings have been inconsistent… 
Review
1999
Review
1999
Early Diagnosis and Treatment of Pancreatic Dysplasia in Patients with a Family History of Pancreatic Cancer
Pancreatic cancer is the fourth leading cause of cancer death in the United States, and its incidence is increasing. At the time… 
Review
1990
Review
1990
Familial pancreatic cancer: clinicopathologic study of 18 nuclear families.
Host factors have been given scant attention in the search for etiology in pancreatic cancer. Several anecdotal reports have… 
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