Chronic pancreatitis and pancreatic cancer
BR Li, LH Hu, ZS Li - Gastroenterology, 2014 - gastrojournal.org
Diagnosing pancreatic cancer at its early stage is difficult, and some early stage pancreatic
cancers are often misdiagnosed as CP. In this research, pancreatic cancer occurred in
4.26% of patients (510/11,972) associated with CP and the hazard ratio was 6.9 (95% CI,
7.5–11.8). Most of the pancreatic cancers (338/510; 66.27%) were established 1 year after
CP diagnosis. Bang et al 1 excluded these 338 patients from the time-dependent
relationship analysis between CP and pancreatic cancer. However, these 338 patients were …
cancers are often misdiagnosed as CP. In this research, pancreatic cancer occurred in
4.26% of patients (510/11,972) associated with CP and the hazard ratio was 6.9 (95% CI,
7.5–11.8). Most of the pancreatic cancers (338/510; 66.27%) were established 1 year after
CP diagnosis. Bang et al 1 excluded these 338 patients from the time-dependent
relationship analysis between CP and pancreatic cancer. However, these 338 patients were …