Conservative Treatment

  • Pier Giorgio Rabitti 11th Division, Internal Medicine Department, Cardarelli Hospital. Naples, Italy
  • Domenico Germano Oncology Unit, Cardarelli Hospital. Naples, Italy
Keywords: Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic, Drug Therapy, Follow-Up Studies, Neoplasm Staging, Palliative Care, Pancreas Neoplasms

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RabittiP., & GermanoD. (1). Conservative Treatment. JOP. Journal of the Pancreas, 1(3S), 162-170. https://doi.org/10.6092/1590-8577/416