Acinar cell carcinoma of the pancreas: A report of two cases with long-term follow-up and a review of the literature

Journal of the Korean Surgical Society

Volumn 79, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 310-315

  Lee, Jae Hoon ^a   Lee, Kyeong Geun ^a   Oh, Young Ha ^a   Paik, Seung Sam ^a   Park, Hwon Kyum ^a   Lee, Kwang Soo ^a  

^a Hanyang University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Acinar cell carcinoma; Pancreas

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960187168     PISSN: 12260053     EISSN: 20930488     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4174/jkss.2010.79.4.310     Document Type: Review

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