Adenosquamous carcinoma of the pancreas with an acantholytic pattern together with osteoclast-like and pleomorphic giant cells

Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 58, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 987-990

  Alwaheeb, S ^a   Chetty, R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

^b PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACANTHOLYSIS; ADENOSQUAMOUS CARCINOMA; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; ECHOGRAPHY; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; OSTEOCLAST; PANCREAS ADENOCARCINOMA; PANCREATICODUODENECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACANTHOLYSIS; CARCINOMA, ADENOSQUAMOUS; GIANT CELLS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOCLASTS; PANCREATIC NEOPLASMS;

EID: 24644481110     PISSN: 00219746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.2004.025221     Document Type: Article

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