Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Pancreas in a Patient with Germline BRCA2 Mutation-Response to Neoadjuvant Radiochemotherapy

Primary squamous cell carcinoma of the pancreas is a rare malignant neoplasia, accounting for approximately 0.5–2% of all malignant pancreatic tumors. These lesions are characterized by poor prognosis. Here we report on a case of a 57-year-old female patient with known BRCA2 germline mutation presen...

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Published in:Case Reports in Oncological Medicine
Main Authors: Anne M. Schultheis, Gia Phuong Nguyen, Monika Ortmann, Wolfgang Kruis, Reinhard Büttner, Hans-Ulrich Schildhaus, Birgid Markiefka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2014-01-01
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/860532