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Leiomyosarcoma of the Pancreas with Liver Metastases as a Paradigm of Multimodality Treatment: Case Report and Review of the Literature

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  1. Department of Surgical, Oncological, and Gastroenterological Sciences, 4th Surgical Clinic, University of Padua, via Giustiniani 2, 35128, Padova, Italy

    Lucia Moletta, Cosimo Sperti, Valentina Beltrame, Claudio Pasquali & Sergio Pedrazzoli

  2. Clinica Chirurgica Geriatrica, University of Padua, Padova, Italy

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  3. Department of Pathology, University of Padua, Padova, Italy

    Stella Blandamura

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Moletta, L., Sperti, C., Beltrame, V. et al. Leiomyosarcoma of the Pancreas with Liver Metastases as a Paradigm of Multimodality Treatment: Case Report and Review of the Literature. J Gastrointest Canc 43 (Suppl 1), 246–250 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12029-012-9405-2

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