Asymptomatic pancreatic perivascular epithelial cell tumor (PEComa) in a male patient: Report and literature review

Journal of the Pancreas

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 55-58

  Zemet, Roni ^a   Mazeh, Haggi ^a   Neuman, Tzahi ^a   Freund, Herbert R ^a   Eid, Ahmed ^a  

^a HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Endosonography; Pancreas; Pancreaticoduodenectomy; Perivascular Epithelioid Cell Neoplasms

Indexed keywords

ALPHA SMOOTH MUSCLE ACTIN; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY HMB 45;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; CANCER INVASION; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MALE; PANCREAS BIOPSY; PANCREAS CANCER; PANCREAS DUCT STENOSIS; PANCREATICODUODENECTOMY; PERIVASCULAR EPITHELIOID CELL TUMOR; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TUMOR BIOPSY; TUMOR VOLUME;

HUMANS; INCIDENTAL FINDINGS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PANCREATIC NEOPLASMS; PANCREATICODUODENECTOMY; PERIVASCULAR EPITHELIOID CELL NEOPLASMS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 78651491677     PISSN: 15908577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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