Focal changes of chronic pancreatitis and duct-arteriovenous relationships: Avoiding a diagnostic pitfall

American Journal of Surgical Pathology

Volumn 29, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1521-1523

  Wachtel, Mitchell S ^a   Miller, Elizabeth J ^a  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic pancreatitis; Pancreatic adenocarcinoma; Pancreatic ducts; Pancreatic vasculature

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CHRONIC DISEASE; CHRONIC PANCREATITIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFLAMMATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PANCREAS ADENOCARCINOMA; PANCREAS DUCT; PANCREATITIS;

ADULT; ARTERIES; CHRONIC DISEASE; HUMANS; PANCREAS; PANCREATIC DUCTS; PANCREATIC NEOPLASMS; PANCREATITIS; VEINS;

EID: 27244455913     PISSN: 01475185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.pas.0000170997.80675.97     Document Type: Article

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