Incidental intraoperative discovery of a pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor associated with chronic pancreatitis

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors are a rare entity with an incidence between 2 per million to 5 per 100 000. Association with pancreatitis (acute or chronic) is rare and is considered to be determined by the tumoral obstruction of pancreatic ducts, but sometimes...

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Main Authors: Surlin Valeriu, Ramboiu Sandu, Ghilusi Mirela, Plesea Iancu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-09-01
Series:Diagnostic Pathology
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Online Access:http://www.diagnosticpathology.org/content/7/1/132