The Natural Course of the Intraductal Papillary Mucinous Neoplasm of Pancreas
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focus on the intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm of the pancreas
intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms (ipmns) are rare pancreatic tumours, accounting for less of 1-2% of all neoplasms of the gland. main characteristics of ipmns are their favourable prognosis as these pre-malignant or frankly malignant lesions are usually slow-growing tumours and radical surgery is frequently possible. according with the localization of the lesions, three different entiti...
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Correspondence to: Mecit Kantarci, 200 Evler Mah. 14. Sok No: 5, Dadaskent, Erzurum, Turkey Phone: +90 442 327 38 02 Fax: +90 442 236 13 01 e-mail: [email protected] doi:10.5152/eajm.2012.15 Received: July 07, 2011 / Accepted: October 26, 2011 A 79-year-old man was admitted to the hospital with complaints of abdominal discomfort, jaundice and weight loss. His physical examination was unremar...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Korean Journal of Helicobacter and Upper Gastrointestinal Research
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1738-3331
DOI: 10.7704/kjhugr.2012.12.4.284