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Rare Pancreatic Tumors

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Ultrasonography of the Pancreas

Abstract

Rare pancreatic tumors are a heterogeneous group of tumors infrequently seen in any given individual clinical practice. These lesions show some clinical and imaging features different from the more common pancreatic adenocarcinoma, islet cell neoplasms or cystic tumors.

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Malagò, R., Alfonsi, U., Barbiani, C., Pezzato, A., Pozzi Mucelli, R. (2012). Rare Pancreatic Tumors. In: D’Onofrio, M. (eds) Ultrasonography of the Pancreas. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-2379-6_10

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