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World J Gastroenterol. Nov 21, 2009; 15(43): 5489-5492
Published online Nov 21, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.5489
Published online Nov 21, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.5489
Small invasive ductal carcinoma of the pancreas distinct from branch duct intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm
Hiroki Sakamoto, Masayuki Kitano, Takamitsu Komaki, Hajime Imai, Ken Kamata, Masatoshi Kudo, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kinki University School of Medicine, 377-2, Ohno-Higashi, Osaka-Sayama 589-8511, Japan
Masatomo Kimura, Department of Pathology, Kinki University School of Medicine, 377-2, Ohno-Higashi, Osaka-Sayama 589-8511, Japan
Yoshifumi Takeyama, Department of Surgery, Kinki University School of Medicine, 377-2, Ohno-Higashi, Osaka-Sayama 589-8511, Japan
Author contributions: Sakamoto H and Kitano M contributed equally to this work; Sakamoto H, Kitano M, Komaki T, Imai H, Kamata K and Kudo M clinically managed the patient and discussed the EUS and MRCP follow-up; Takeyama Y performed the surgery; Kimura M diagnosed the histology; Sakamoto H, Kitano M and Kudo M wrote the paper.
Supported by The Japan Society for Promotion of Science; The Research and Development Committee Program of The Japan Society of Ultrasonics in Medicine; Japan Research Foundation for Clinical Pharmacology; Japanese Foundation for Research and Promotion of Endoscopy
Correspondence to: Masayuki Kitano, MD, PhD, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kinki University School of Medicine, 377-2, Ohno-Higashi, Osaka-Sayama 589-8511, Japan. m-kitano@med.kindai.ac.jp
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Received: September 7, 2009
Revised: October 12, 2009
Accepted: October 19, 2009
Published online: November 21, 2009
Revised: October 12, 2009
Accepted: October 19, 2009
Published online: November 21, 2009
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