The origin of sporadic gastrinomas within the gastrinoma triangle: A theory

Archives of Surgery

Volumn 133, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 13-16

  Passaro Jr , Edward ^a   Howard, Thomas J ^a   Sawicki, Mark P ^a   Watt, Philip C ^a   Stabile, Bruce E ^b  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b HARBOR UCLA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; GASTRINOMA; HUMAN; PANCREAS CELL; PANCREAS TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEM CELL; SURGICAL ANATOMY; TUMOR LOCALIZATION;

FEMALE; GASTRINOMA; HUMANS; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; OVARIAN NEOPLASMS; PANCREAS; PANCREATIC NEOPLASMS;

EID: 15144360246     PISSN: 00040010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archsurg.133.1.13     Document Type: Article

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