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Solid Serous Adenoma of Pancreas, Misdiagnosed as Neuroendocrine Tumor, a Rare Case Report and Review of the Literature

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  1. Transplant Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran

    Bita Geramizadeh

  2. Department of Pathology, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran

    Bita Geramizadeh & Neda Soleimani

  3. Department of Internal Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran

    Mohammad-Hossein Dabbaghmanesh

  4. Endocrinology and Metabolism Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran

    Mohammad-Hossein Dabbaghmanesh

  5. Department of Liver Transplant Surgery, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran

    Saman Nikeghbalian

  6. Transplant Research Center, Department of Pathology, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, PO BOX: 71345-1864, Shiraz, Iran

    Bita Geramizadeh

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Geramizadeh, B., Dabbaghmanesh, MH., Nikeghbalian, S. et al. Solid Serous Adenoma of Pancreas, Misdiagnosed as Neuroendocrine Tumor, a Rare Case Report and Review of the Literature. J Gastrointest Canc 47, 462–465 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12029-015-9773-5

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