Atypical exocrine and endocrine pancreatic tumors (anaplastic, small cell, and giant cell types): CT and pathologic features in 14 patients

Abdominal Imaging

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 409-419

  Ichikawa, T ^a   Federle, M P ^a   Ohba, S ^b   Ohtomo, K ^b   Sugiyama, A ^b   Fujimoto, H ^b   Haradome, H ^b   Araki, T ^b  

^a PRESBYTERIAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Endocrine pancreatic tumor; Exocrine pancreatic tumor

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANAPLASTIC CARCINOMA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GIANT CELL CARCINOMA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; PANCREAS CARCINOMA; PANCREAS ISLET CELL CARCINOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMALL CELL CARCINOMA;

CARCINOMA; CARCINOMA, GIANT CELL; CARCINOMA, SMALL CELL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PANCREAS; PANCREATIC NEOPLASMS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0033935954     PISSN: 09428925     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002610000058     Document Type: Article

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