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Histologic variants of ductal adenocarcinoma are neoplasms characterized by a specific histological pattern different from that of conventional pancreatic cancer, which is typically an adenocarcinoma. It has been estimated that these variants account for 2–10% of all pancreatic ductal cancers.
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Regi, P., Molin, M.D., Pedica, F., Capelli, P., D’Onofrio, M., Butturini, G. (2013). Rare Variants of Ductal Adenocarcinoma of the Pancreas. In: Pederzoli, P., Bassi, C. (eds) Uncommon Pancreatic Neoplasms. Updates in Surgery. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-2673-5_13
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