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Irie, Y., Sakai, A., Kobayashi, T. et al. Needle-tract seeding following endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration using a 25G needle for pancreatic tail cancer. J Med Ultrasonics 51, 143–144 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10396-023-01388-7
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