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Solid-pseudopapillary neoplasms of the pancreas in men and women: do they differ?
Virchows Archiv : an international journal of pathology - 1 May 2006
Takahashi Yu, Hiraoka Nobuyoshi, Onozato Kaoru, Shibata Tatsuhiro, Kosuge Tomoo, Nimura Yuji, Kanai Yae, Hirohashi Setsuo
Abstract excerpt
Solid-pseudopapillary neoplasms (SPNs) of the pancreas are uncommon and occur preferentially in young women. The question whether the features of SPNs occurring in men differ from those in women has not yet been studied. For a better understanding of the clinicopathological features of SPNs of both sexes, we studied a series of 14 tumors surgically resected at a Japanese hospital within a period of 14 years. This...
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