Undifferentiated (anaplastic) carcinoma of the pancreas showing sarcomatous change and neoplastic cyst formation

International Journal of Pancreatology

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 243-248

  Motoo, Yoshiharu ^a   Kawashima, Atsuhiro ^a   Watanabe, Hiroyuki ^a   Su, Shi Bing ^a   Okai, Takashi ^a   Sawabu, Norio ^a  

^a KANAZAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anaplastic carcinoma; Epithelial membrane antigen; Pancreatic cancer; Pancreatic cyst; Pancreatic sarcoma; Spindle cell; Undifferentiated carcinoma

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANAPLASTIC CARCINOMA; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MALIGNANT TRANSFORMATION; PANCREAS CARCINOMA; PANCREAS CYST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNDIFFERENTIATED CARCINOMA;

EID: 0030764966     PISSN: 01694197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf02821610     Document Type: Article

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