Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma can be detected by analysis of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in alveolar air

Abstract Background In the last decade many studies showed that the exhaled breath of subjects suffering from several pathological conditions has a peculiar volatile organic compound (VOC) profile. The objective of the present work was to analyse the VOCs in alveolar air to build a diagnostic tool a...

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Main Authors: Andrea Princivalle, Lorenzo Monasta, Giovanni Butturini, Claudio Bassi, Luigi Perbellini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-05-01
Series:BMC Cancer
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12885-018-4452-0