Hepatoid carcinoma of the pancreas
β Scribed by Gladell P. Paner; Karen S. Thompson; Cesar V. Reyes
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2000
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 572 KB
- Volume
- 88
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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β¦ Synopsis
BACKGROUND.
The majority of primary extrahepatic neoplasms exhibiting features of hepatocellular carcinoma in terms of morphology, immunohistochemistry, and behavior have been described in the stomach. To the authors' knowledge only a few cases have involved other organ sites. They frequently are associated with other histologic type tumors such as adenocarcinoma, and portend an aggressive behavior.
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