Pancreatitis and the Risk of Pancreatic Cancer

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Authors

Albert B. Lowenfels · University of Göttingen

Patrick Maisonneuve · European Institute of Oncology

Giorgio Cavallini · University of Göttingen

R Ammann · University of Göttingen

P. G. Lankisch · Klinikum Lüneburg

Jens Rikardt Andersen · University of Copenhagen

Eugene P. DiMagno

Abstract

The risk of pancreatic cancer is significantly elevated in subjects with chronic pancreatitis and appears to be independent of sex, country, and type of pancreatitis.

Topics & Keywords

Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research Pancreatitis Pathology and Treatment Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: New England Journal of Medicine

Volume 328, Issue 20, pp. 1433-1437

DOI: 10.1056/nejm199305203282001

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