Vascular invasion in infiltrating ductal adenocarcinoma of the pancreas can mimic pancreatic intraepithelial neoplasia: A histopathologic study of 209 cases

American Journal of Surgical Pathology

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 235-241

  Hong, Seung Mo ^a   Goggins, Michael ^a   Wolfgang, Hristopher L ^a   Schulick, Richard D ^a   Edil, Barish H ^a   Cameron, John L ^a   Handra Luca, Adriana ^a   Herman, Joseph M ^b   Hruban, Ralph H ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

^b University of Ulsan College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma; Pancreatic intraepithelial neoplasia; Vascular invasion

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER INVASION; CARCINOMA IN SITU; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PANCREAS CARCINOMA; PANCREAS TUMOR; PATHOLOGY; VASCULAR TUMOR;

AGED; CARCINOMA IN SITU; CARCINOMA, PANCREATIC DUCTAL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEOPLASM INVASIVENESS; PANCREATIC NEOPLASMS; VASCULAR NEOPLASMS;

EID: 84857737170     PISSN: 01475185     EISSN: 15320979     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PAS.0b013e3182376e36     Document Type: Article

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