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Lint: pancreatic-ductal-adenocarcinoma-4

Headings Spacing
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"Pathology "

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"Staging "

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"Fluoroscopy "

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Strong List Colon Position
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"T1/T1FS: hypointense to normal pancreas 5"

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"T1 C+ (Gd): slower enhancement than the normal pancreas, therefore dynamic injection with fat saturation with arterial phase imaging is ideal"

Line 127:8 · When enboldening an intro, the colon should not be bold. '<strong>T1 C+ (Gd): </strong>slower'

"T2/FLAIR: variable (therefore not very useful), depending on the amount of reactive desmoplastic reaction 1,5"

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"MRCP: double duct sign may be seen"

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Colon Spacing
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"pancreatic duct : parenchyma ratio is usually < 0.5"

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Number Comparisons
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"pancreatic duct : parenchyma ratio is usually < 0.5"

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Acronyms
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"HNPCC"

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"KRAS: the most commonly mutated oncogene (>90%)"

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"an enlarged pancreatic duct calibre to AP gland width ratio of ~0.5 may be present, reflecting ductal dilatation and parenchymal atrophy"

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List Caps
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"Courvoisier gallbladder: painless jaundice and enlarged gallbladder"

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Headings Valid
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Expected headings

  • H1 Terminology
  • H1 Usage
  • H1 Epidemiology
  • H2 Risk factors
  • H2 Associations
  • H1 Clinical presentation
  • H2 Complications
  • H1 Diagnosis
  • H2 Diagnostic criteria
  • H2 Diagnostic clues
  • H1 Pathology
  • H2 Aetiology
  • H2 Location
  • H2 Classification
  • H2 Macroscopic appearance
  • H2 Microscopic appearance
  • H2 Immunophenotype
  • H2 Markers
  • H2 Genetics
  • H1 Radiographic features
  • H2 Plain radiograph
  • H2 Mammography
  • H2 Antenatal ultrasound
  • H2 Transoesophageal echocardiography
  • H2 Ultrasound
  • H2 CT
  • H3 Dual-energy CT
  • H2 Angiography (DSA)
  • H2 MRI
  • H2 CT/MRI
  • H2 Nuclear medicine
  • H3 PET-CT
  • H3 PET-MRI
  • H1 Radiology report
  • H1 Treatment and prognosis
  • H2 Complications
  • H1 History and etymology
  • H1 Differential diagnosis
  • H2 Clinical differential diagnosis
  • H1 Practical points
  • H1 See also

"Pathology "

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"Location"

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"Subtypes"

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"Markers"

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"Genetics"

Line 78:1 · "Genetics" is under the wrong parent heading (found under "Pathology ").

"Staging "

Line 86:1 · "Staging " is not a recognised heading for this article type.

"Fluoroscopy "

Line 90:1 · "Fluoroscopy " is not a recognised heading for this article type.

"Barium meal / small bowel follow-through"

Line 91:1 · "Barium meal / small bowel follow-through" is not a recognised heading for this article type.

"Signal characteristics"

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There Is
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"There is only a weak association, if at all, with heavy alcohol consumption alone, though chronic pancreatitis is a risk factor 1."

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Inline EG
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"calcifications are rare and, when present, are more likely secondary to pre-existing conditions (e.g., chronic pancreatitis)"

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"no secondary signs (e.g. pancreatic duct or common bile duct dilatation)"

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Semicolons
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"surgical resection is potentially curative in stage I and II disease (see staging of pancreatic cancer); however, it is associated with significant morbidity (20-30%) and mortality (5%) 3"

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