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What Is the Major Prognostic Factor in Tumor–Node–Metastasis Staging of Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma?

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  1. Division of Molecular Genetic Epidemiology, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany

    Irene Santi MS, Andreas Brandt PhD & Kari Hemminki MD, PhD

  2. Center for Primary Health Care Research, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden

    Kari Hemminki MD, PhD

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Santi, I., Brandt, A. & Hemminki, K. What Is the Major Prognostic Factor in Tumor–Node–Metastasis Staging of Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma?. Ann Surg Oncol 18, 300–301 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-010-1189-7

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