Patchy distribution of pathologic abnormalities in autoimmune pancreatitis: Implications for preoperative diagnosis

American Journal of Surgical Pathology

Volumn 32, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1762-1769

  Chandan, Vishal S ^a   Iacobuzio Donahue, Christine ^b   Abraham, Susan C ^c  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Autoimmune pancreatitis; Biopsy; Diagnosis; Ductocentric; IgG4; Lobulocentric; Patchiness; Patchy; Sampling; Tru cut

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G4; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE PANCREATITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NEEDLE BIOPSY; PANCREAS RESECTION; PANCREATICODUODENECTOMY; ADENOCARCINOMA; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; BIOPSY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; MIDDLE AGED; PANCREAS TUMOR; PANCREATITIS; PATHOLOGY; PREOPERATIVE CARE;

ADENOCARCINOMA; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES; BIOPSY; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PANCREATIC NEOPLASMS; PANCREATITIS; PREOPERATIVE CARE;

EID: 58749087920     PISSN: 01475185     EISSN: 15320979     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PAS.0b013e318181f9ca     Document Type: Article

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