Undifferentiated (anaplastic) carcinoma of the pancreas with osteoclast-like giant cells showing various degree of pancreas duct involvement. A case report and literature review

Journal of the Pancreas

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 170-176

  Maksymov, Vlad ^a   Khalifa, Mahmoud A ^b   Bussey, Angela ^a   Carter, Beverly ^a   Hogan, Michael ^a  

^a Health Sciences Centre St John's   (Canada)

^b SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Carcinoma; Giant cells; Osteoclasts; Pancreas

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN P53; PROTEIN P63;

AGED; ANAPLASTIC CARCINOMA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY; EPITHELIUM; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LABORATORY TEST; OSTEOCLAST; PANCREAS CARCINOMA; PANCREAS DUCT; PANCREATICODUODENECTOMY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; UNDIFFERENTIATED CARCINOMA;

AGED; CARCINOMA; FEMALE; GIANT CELLS; HUMANS; OSTEOCLASTS; PANCREATIC DUCTS; PANCREATIC NEOPLASMS;

EID: 79952808739     PISSN: 15908577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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