Mixed Acinar-Neuroendocrine Carcinoma of the Pancreas with Neuroendocrine Predominance

Background. Pancreatic tumors are rare and could arise from either the exocrine (ductal and acinar cells) or the endocrine (neuroendocrine cells) components of the pancreas. In some instances, the occurrence of pancreatic tumors comprising both acinar cells and neuroendocrine cells, with neuroendocr...

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Main Authors: Onyekachi Henry Ogbonna, Marie Carmel Garcon, Kostas N. Syrigos, Muhammad Wasif Saif
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2013-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/705092