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. 2018 Sep;155(3):581-583.
doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2018.05.019. Epub 2018 Aug 2.

Advances in Pancreatic Cancer, Intraductal Papillary Mucinous Neoplasms, and Pancreatitis

Santhi Swaroop Vege  1 , Stephen J Pandol  2
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Advances in Pancreatic Cancer, Intraductal Papillary Mucinous Neoplasms, and Pancreatitis

Santhi Swaroop Vege et al. Gastroenterology. 2018 Sep.

Abstract

According to the theme of the Golden Jubilee Issue of our journal, we present a commentary on landmark contributions reported in the journal on pancreatic cancer, pancreatic cysts, and intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms (IPMN) and pancreatitis.

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