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Undifferentiated Pancreatic Carcinoma with Osteoclast-like Giant Cells: a Review and Case Report Analysis

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Kharkhach, A., Bouhout, T., Serji, B. et al. Undifferentiated Pancreatic Carcinoma with Osteoclast-like Giant Cells: a Review and Case Report Analysis. J Gastrointest Canc 52, 1106–1113 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12029-021-00583-4

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