title: [Clinical characteristics of patients with malignant neoplasms of the pancreas in case control studies in the Opole district].
abstract: Clinical data on 110 well-diagnosed cases of the pancreatic cancer collected in the study region between 1985 and 1987 by means of population case-control study are described. Out of 43.6% of the histologically diagnosed cases, 61.7% hand biopsy of the primary organ and 31.0% hand biopsy beyond the primary organ. There were 47.8% adenocarcinoma. Surgical findings (90% of the cases) included mainly isolated tumor of the head of pancreas (55.5%) or tumour of the head and other site of the organ (32.7%). 87.3% of the cancers was unifocal. Average diameter of tumour was 8 cm. Many metastases in gastrointestinal tract were found.
authors.affiliation: Zakładu Organizacji Walki z Rakiem i Epidemiologii Nowotworów Centrum Onkologii, Instytutu im. M. Skłodowskiej-Curie w Warszawie.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Zatoński
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Przewoźniak
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Drosik
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Piasecka
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Chmielarczyk
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mierzwińska
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Krygier
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Rózycki-Gerlach
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008495:Medical Oncology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000401:mortality; D011044:Poland / Q000453:epidemiology; D012737:Sex Factors
vernacular_title: Kliniczna charakterystyka chorych na nowotwory złośliwe trzustki w porównawczym badaniu przypadków w województwie opolskim.