Clinical characteristics of second primary pancreatic cancer

Jung Hyun Jo, In Rae Cho, Jang Han Jung, Hee Seung Lee, Moon Jae Chung, Seungmin Bang, Seung Woo Park, Jae Bock Chung, Si Young Song and Jeong Youp Park

PLOS ONE, 2017, vol. 12, issue 6, 1-11

Abstract: Purpose: Several studies reported the increased risk of second primary pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (2nd PDAC) in cancer survivors. However, data on the characteristics of 2nd PDAC are insufficient. Methods: This retrospective cohort study included 1759 patients with PDAC. They were classified as having 2nd PDAC or first primary PDAC (1st PDAC) according to a prior diagnosed cancer of different origin, at least 6 months before PDAC diagnosis. Results: There were 110 patients (6.4%) with 2nd PDAC and 1606 (93.6%) patients with 1st PDAC. Patients with 2nd PDAC presented with older age (66.5 vs. 62.2 years, p

Date: 2017
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