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Extramedullary Plasmacytoma of the Pancreas Complicated with Left-Sided Portal Hypertension—a Case Report and Literature Review

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Csomor, J., Bunganič, B., Dvořáková, D. et al. Extramedullary Plasmacytoma of the Pancreas Complicated with Left-Sided Portal Hypertension—a Case Report and Literature Review. J Gastrointest Canc 50, 962–966 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12029-018-0146-8

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