Seminars in Oncology
Volume 35, Issue 2 , Pages 160-171 , April 2008

Metastatic Disease to the Pancreas and Spleen

  • Shayna L. Showalter
    • ,
  • Eric Hager
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  • Charles J. Yeo

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Charles J. Yeo, MD, FACS, Department of Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University, 1015 Walnut St, Suite 620 Curtis Bldg, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA.

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 Supported in part by the Thomas Jefferson Surgical Pancreatic Research Fund.

PII: S0093-7754(07)00277-1

doi: 10.1053/j.seminoncol.2007.12.008

Seminars in Oncology
Volume 35, Issue 2 , Pages 160-171 , April 2008

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