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World J Gastroenterol. Apr 21, 2010; 16(15): 1890-1895
Published online Apr 21, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i15.1890
Prognosis of cancer with branch duct type IPMN of the pancreas
Nobuhito Ikeuchi, Takao Itoi, Atsushi Sofuni, Fumihide Itokawa, Takayoshi Tsuchiya, Toshio Kurihara, Kentaro Ishii, Shujiro Tsuji, Junko Umeda, Fuminori Moriyasu, Akihiko Tsuchida, Kazuhiko Kasuya
Nobuhito Ikeuchi, Takao Itoi, Atsushi Sofuni, Fumihide Itokawa, Takayoshi Tsuchiya, Toshio Kurihara, Kentaro Ishii, Shujiro Tsuji, Junko Umeda, Fuminori Moriyasu, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo 160-0023, Japan
Akihiko Tsuchida, Kazuhiko Kasuya, Department of Surgery, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo 160-0023, Japan
Author contributions: Ikeuchi N and Itoi T contributed equally to this work; Ikeuchi N, Itoi T, Sofuni A, Itokawa F, Kurihara T, Tsuchiya T, Ishii K, Tsuji S and Umeda J performed the research and collected the data; Ikeuchi N, Itoi T, Moriyasu F, Kasuya K and Tsuchida A reviewed the data analysis.
Correspondence to: Takao Itoi, MD, PhD, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Tokyo Medical University, 6-7-1 Nishishinjyuku, Shinjyuku-ku, Tokyo 160-0023, Japan. itoi@tokyo-med.ac.jp
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Received: November 12, 2009
Revised: December 19, 2009
Accepted: December 26, 2009
Published online: April 21, 2010
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