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A Retrospective Case Control Study of Ductal Plate Malformation-like Features in Consecutive 200 Autopsies

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Summary

The author reported the true DPM and DPM-LS in 200 consecutive autopsies, and reported the incidence, histopathology, and Immunohistochemical features of DPM and PDM-LS.

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  1. Departments of Pathology, Shizuoka General Hospital, No. 4-27-1, Kita-Ando, Aoi-ku, Shizuoka, Shizuoka, 420-8527, Japan

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Terada, T. A Retrospective Case Control Study of Ductal Plate Malformation-like Features in Consecutive 200 Autopsies. Pathol. Oncol. Res. 24, 189–194 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12253-017-0201-y

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