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Unusual Pancreatic Masses (UPA)

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The following statements about solitary fibrous tumors (SFT) are true, except :

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  1. Department of Radiology, Jackson Memorial Hospital, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, 1611 NW 12 Avenue, WW-279, Miami, FL, 33136, USA

    Javier Casillas

  2. Department of Surgery, Jackson Memorial Hospital, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, 410 L, 1120 N.W. 14 th Street, Miami, FL, 33136, USA

    Joe U. Levi

  3. Department of Pathology, Jackson Memorial Hospital, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Holtz Center, 2042E, 1611 NW 12 Avenue, Miami, FL, 33136, USA

    Monica T. Garcia-Buitrago

  4. Department of Pathology, Jackson Memorial Hospital, Holtz Center, 2042E, 1611 NW 12 Avenue, Miami, FL, 33136, USA

    Roberto Ruiz-Cordero

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Casillas, J., Levi, J.U., Garcia-Buitrago, M.T., Ruiz-Cordero, R. (2016). Unusual Pancreatic Masses (UPA). In: Multidisciplinary Teaching Atlas of the Pancreas. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-46745-9_13

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