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Intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms of the pancreas: Pathology and molecular genetics

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Adsay, N.V. Intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms of the pancreas: Pathology and molecular genetics. J Gastrointest Surg 6, 656–659 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1016/S1091-255X(02)00057-4

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