An unusual case of undifferentiated carcinoma in situ with osteoclast-like giant cells of the pancreas

Pancreas

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 304-310

  Tezuka, Koji ^a   Yamakawa, Mitsunori ^b   Jingu, Akira ^a   Ikeda, Yushi ^a   Kimura, Wataru ^c  

^a Yamagata Prefectural Shinjo Hospital   (Japan)

^b YAMAGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c YAMAGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Immunohistochemistry; Main pancreatic duct; Pancreas; Ssteoclast like giant cell; Undifferentiated carcinoma in situ

Indexed keywords

ACUTE PANCREATITIS; ADENOCARCINOMA; AGED; AMYLASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CANCER INVASION; CARCINOMA IN SITU; CASE REPORT; CELL INVASION; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; EPITHELIUM; FEMALE; GIANT CELL; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTRADUCTAL PAPILLARY MUCINOUS TUMOR; METASTASIS; OSTEOCLAST; PANCREAS CELL; PANCREAS DUCT; PANCREATICODUODENECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINDLE CELL; UNDIFFERENTIATED CARCINOMA;

AGED; CARCINOMA IN SITU; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; OSTEOCLASTS; PANCREATIC NEOPLASMS; PANCREATICODUODENECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33749136840     PISSN: 08853177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.mpa.0000235303.11734.2a     Document Type: Article

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