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Mucinous Cystic Neoplasm of the Pancreas with Ovarian-Type Stroma Arising in the Head of the Pancreas: Case Report and Review of the Literature

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Murakami, Y., Uemura, K., Morifuji, M. et al. Mucinous Cystic Neoplasm of the Pancreas with Ovarian-Type Stroma Arising in the Head of the Pancreas: Case Report and Review of the Literature. Dig Dis Sci 51, 629–632 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10620-006-3182-3

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