Undifferentiated carcinoma of the head of pancreas with osteoclast-like giant cells presenting as a symptomatic cystic mass, following acute pancreatitis: Case report and review of the literature

INTRODUCTION: Undifferentiated head of pancreas carcinoma with osteoclast-like giant cells (UC-OGC) is a rare neoplasm, with less than a hundred cases reported. We present such a case, in which the UC-OGC presented atypically as a cystic lesion following acute pancreatitis and led to late diagnosis....

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Autores principales: Georgiou, Georgios Κ., Balasi, Ephimia, Siozopoulou, Vasiliki, Tsili, Athina, Fatouros, Michalis, Glantzounis, Georgios
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2015
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4756204/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26745313
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijscr.2015.12.023

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