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World J Gastroenterol. Feb 7, 2006; 12(5): 822-824
Published online Feb 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i5.822
Five-year survival following a medial pancreatectomy for an invasive ductal carcinoma from the body of the pancreas
Hideki Abe, Kouichi Tsuneyama, Kazuhiro Tsukada, Masatoshi Makuuchi
Hideki Abe, Masatoshi Makuuchi, Hepatobiliarypancreatic Division, Department of Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
Kouichi Tsuneyama, Department of Pathology, Toyama Medical and Pharmaceutical University, Toyama, Japan
Kazuhiro Tsukada, Second Department of Surgery, Toyama Medical and Pharmaceutical University, Toyama, Japan
Correspondence to: Hideki Abe, Hepatobiliarypancreatic Division, Department of Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 1138655 Japan. hidekiab-tky@umin.ac.jp
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Received: January 9, 2005
Revised: August 1, 2005
Accepted: August 3, 2005
Published online: February 7, 2006
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