Abstract
The remarkable aggressiveness of pancreatic cancer has never been fully explained. Although clearly multifactorial, we postulate that venous invasion, a finding seen in most pancreatic cancers but not in most cancers of other organs, may be a significant, underappreciated contributor to the aggressiveness of this disease.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 131-141 |
Number of pages | 11 |
Journal | Journal of Pathology |
Volume | 248 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jun 2019 |
Keywords
- pancreas
- pancreas cancer
- pancreatic cancer
- prognosis
- tumor immune microenvironment
- vein
- venous invasion
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Pathology and Forensic Medicine