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Pancreatic metastases from ductal and lobular carcinomas of the breast

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The pancreas is an uncommon target for metastases from other primary tumours. We discuss clinical, diagnostic and therapeutic aspects of pancreatic metastases through presentation of two surgically treated cases of metastases originating from breast cancer.

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  1. Service of Oncology, Radiotherapy and Radiosurgery. Clínica Mompía, Santa Cruz de Bezana, Cantabria, Spain

    A. Pérez Ochoa, F. Sáez Hernáez & L. Pérez de la Lastra

  2. Servicio de Cirugía General y del Aparato Digestivo I, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, Avda. de Valdecilla, s/n, ES-39008, Santander, Spain

    C. Cajigas Fernández & M. García de Polavieja Carrasco

  3. Service of Anatomopathology. Clínica Mompía, Santa Cruz de Bezana, Cantabria, Spain

    R. Ondiviela Gracia

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Pérez Ochoa, A., Sáez Hernáez, F., Cajigas Fernández, C. et al. Pancreatic metastases from ductal and lobular carcinomas of the breast. Clin Transl Oncol 9, 603–605 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12094-007-0110-8

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