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EUS-guided fine needle biopsy is able to provide diagnosis in rare osteoclast-like giant cells undifferentiated carcinoma of the pancreas: report of two cases Cover

EUS-guided fine needle biopsy is able to provide diagnosis in rare osteoclast-like giant cells undifferentiated carcinoma of the pancreas: report of two cases

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|May 2023

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/rjim-2023-0008 | Journal eISSN: 2501-062X | Journal ISSN: 1220-4749
Language: English
Page range: 116 - 124
Submitted on: Oct 27, 2022
Published on: May 8, 2023
Published by: N.G. Lupu Internal Medicine Foundation
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

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