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Isolated Pancreatic Tuberculosis Mimicking Malignancy and Causing Obstructive Jaundice

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  1. Faculty of Medicine, Department of Radiology, Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University, 46050, Kahramanmaras, Turkey

    Fuat Ozkan, Ertan Bulbuloglu & Murvet Yuksel

  2. Department of Radiology, Elazığ Harput State Hospital, Elaziğ, Turkey

    Mehmet Fatih Inci

  3. Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pathology, Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University, 46050, Kahramanmaras, Turkey

    Hamide Sayar

  4. Faculty of Medicine, Department of Chest Diseases, Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University, 46050, Kahramanmaras, Turkey

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Ozkan, F., Bulbuloglu, E., Inci, M.F. et al. Isolated Pancreatic Tuberculosis Mimicking Malignancy and Causing Obstructive Jaundice. J Gastrointest Canc 44, 118–120 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12029-012-9374-5

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