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Endocrine cells in ampullary carcinoma.
Journal of hepato-biliary-pancreatic surgery - 1 Jan 2009
Kamisawa Terumi, Tu Yuyang, Egawa Naoto, Tsuruta Kouji, Okamoto Atsutake, Funata Nobuaki
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BACKGROUND/PURPOSE: As ampullary carcinoma originates from four anatomical regions, it may have different behaviors depending on its origin. We documented the presence of endocrine cells found in ampullary carcinoma, and we studied the clinicopathological implications of their presence. METHODS: We immunohistochemically examined the presence of an endocrine component in 62 surgically resected specimens of...
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