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An '''adenocarcinoma''' is a highly malignant | An '''adenocarcinoma''' is a highly malignant carcinoma, with a glandular organization. It is a serious diagnosis in neoplasms of solid organs such as the breast and pancreas. It is the most common cancer of lung and colon. | ||
Surgery, usually with | Surgery, usually with adjuvant chemotherapy, offers the only hope of cure. Palliative chemotherapy also is used. The specific antineoplastic agents vary with the affected organ. | ||
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| Pancreas | | Pancreas | ||
| 5FU and | | 5FU and leucovorin<ref>{{citation | ||
| url = http://www.guideline.gov/content.aspx?id=12226 | | url = http://www.guideline.gov/content.aspx?id=12226 | ||
| author = Jonker D, Bouttell E, Kamra J, Spithoff K, Gastrointestinal Cancer Disease Site Group | | author = Jonker D, Bouttell E, Kamra J, Spithoff K, Gastrointestinal Cancer Disease Site Group | ||
| title = Chemotherapy or radiotherapy for resectable pancreatic adenocarcinoma: clinical practice guidelines | | title = Chemotherapy or radiotherapy for resectable pancreatic adenocarcinoma: clinical practice guidelines | ||
| date = 21 November 2007 | | date = 21 November 2007 | ||
| publisher = | | publisher = Agency for Healthcare Quality and Research | ||
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 An adenocarcinoma is a highly malignant carcinoma, with a glandular organization. It is a serious diagnosis in neoplasms of solid organs such as the breast and pancreas. It is the most common cancer of lung and colon. Surgery, usually with adjuvant chemotherapy, offers the only hope of cure. Palliative chemotherapy also is used. The specific antineoplastic agents vary with the affected organ.
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