Giant cell tumor of the pancreas: A pathological diagnosis with poor prognosis

Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Diseases International

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 433-437

  Singhal, Ashish ^a   Shrago, Stan S ^b   Li, Shi Feng ^a   Huang, Yi ^a   Kohli, Vivek ^a  

^a INTEGRIS Nazih Zuhdi Transplant Institute   (United States)

^b INTEGRIS BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Giant cell; Neoplasm; Osteoclast; Pancreas; Pleomorphic

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SCANNER; DISEASE FREE SURVIVAL; GIANT CELL TUMOR; HUMAN; LUNG METASTASIS; MALE; PANCREAS RESECTION; PANCREAS TUMOR; PROGNOSIS; SPLENECTOMY; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADULT; FATAL OUTCOME; GIANT CELL TUMORS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PANCREATIC NEOPLASMS; PROGNOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77955611184     PISSN: 14993872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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