@article{oai:nagasaki-u.repo.nii.ac.jp:00021753,
 author = {Fujioka, Toshio and Matsunaga, Kenichi and Itoga, Takashi and Akashi, Fumihiro and Nakamura, Noriaki and Hara, Kohei},
 issue = {1-4},
 journal = {Acta medica Nagasakiensia},
 month = {Oct},
 note = {Eighty-nine cases of pancreatic cancers were experienced during the last 12 years. Among them, 5 cases (5.6%) were small pancreatic cancer (below 2cm in diameter); 3 cases were pancreas head cancer, 1 case body cancer and 1 case tail cancer. These cancers were all resectable. The patient of the small pancreatic cancers were survived comparatively long; the average period was 18 months. All of the 3 cases of pancreas head cancers were started with jaundice, 1 case of body cancer was started with elevation of urinary amylase output and 1 case of tail cancer was started with continuously high level of serum amylase value indolently. In this report, the 5 cases of small pancreatic cancers as well as the positive rate of laboratory data are first outlined. The clue for diagnosis and the details are stated herewith, and regarding a patient of body cancer (2.0X1.5 cm) who survived comparatively long for 36.3 months after surgery and also a patient of tail cancer (0.7X0.6 cm) who, 45 months after surgery, is still survived without relapse., Acta medica Nagasakiensia. 1984, 29(1-4), p.29-39},
 pages = {29--39},
 title = {Early Diagnosis of Pancreatic Cancer Report of Five Cases of the Small Pancreatic Cancer},
 volume = {29},
 year = {1984}
}