Osteoclast-like giant cell tumour of the pancreas: An undifferentiated carcinoma of duct epithelial origin [1]

Pancreatology

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 254-

  Verbeke, C S ^a,b   Menon, K V ^a  

^a LEEDS TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b ST JAMES S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; EPITHELIUM; GIANT CELL TUMOR; HISTOGENESIS; HUMAN; LETTER; OSTEOCLAST; PANCREAS DUCT; PANCREAS TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 33746332639     PISSN: 14243903     EISSN: 14243911     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000091963     Document Type: Letter

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