Osteoclastoid giant cell carcinoma of the pancreas. A case report of a rare variant

Revista Espanola de Enfermedades Digestivas

Volumn 95, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 294-295

  Fernandez Garcia L F ^a   Blanco Fernandez G ^a   Grau Talens, J E ^a   Catalina, I ^a   Vinagre Velasco, L M ^a   Tellez de Peralta F ^a  

^a HOSPITAL INFANTA CRISTINA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Giant cell tumours; Osteoclasts; Pancreas

Indexed keywords

AMYLASE; FLUOROURACIL; GEMCITABINE;

AGED; AMYLASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EPITHELIUM; EXOCRINE GLAND; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GIANT CELL CARCINOMA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LABORATORY TEST; MESENCHYME; OSTEOCLAST; PANCREAS CARCINOMA; PROGNOSIS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

AGED; CARCINOMA, GIANT CELL; FEMALE; HUMANS; OSTEOCLASTS; PANCREATIC NEOPLASMS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0038618745     PISSN: 11300108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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