title: The prognosis of patients with pancreatic cancer is extremely poor. Preface.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Kinki University, Osaka, Japan. m-kudo @ med.kindai.ac.jp
authors.forename: Masatoshi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kudo
authors.forename: Kenji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yamao
authors.forename: Tooru
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Shimosegawa
mesh_terms: D019160:Endosonography; D006801:Humans; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000401:mortality; D011379:Prognosis