Primary small cell carcinoma of the pancreas with an unusual sonographic appearance

Journal of Clinical Ultrasound

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 82-84

  Wang, Ruei Fang ^a   Chou, Yi Hong ^b,c   Hwang, Jen I ^c,d   Tiu, Chui Mei ^b,c   Chiou, Hong Jen ^b,c   Chen, Siew Peng ^b   Chiang, Jen Huey ^b,c   Tsay, Shy Haw ^b,c   Chang, Cheng Yen ^b,c  

^a FU JEN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d Veterans General Hosptial ^*  (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Pancreas; Small cell carcinoma; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

AGED; APPETITE DISORDER; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL INFILTRATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; PANCREAS BIOPSY; PANCREAS CARCINOMA; SMALL CELL CARCINOMA; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

AGED; CARCINOMA, SMALL CELL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HUMANS; PANCREATIC NEOPLASMS;

EID: 33846941877     PISSN: 00912751     EISSN: 10970096     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jcu.20291     Document Type: Article

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