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World J Gastroenterol. Dec 7, 2012; 18(45): 6669-6673
Published online Dec 7, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i45.6669
Published online Dec 7, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i45.6669
Small serotonin-positive pancreatic endocrine tumors caused obstruction of the main pancreatic duct
Masami Ogawa, Yoshiaki Kawaguchi, Atsuko Maruno, Hiroyuki Ito, Tetsuya Mine, Department of Gastroenterology, Tokai University School of Medicine, 143 Shimokasuya, Isehara 259-1193, Japan
Toshio Nakagohri, Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Tokai University School of Medicine, 143 Shimokasuya, Isehara 259-1193, Japan
Kenichi Hirabayashi, Department of Pathology, Tokai University School of Medicine, 143 Shimokasuya, Isehara 259-1193, Japan
Hiroshi Yamamuro, Tomohiro Yamashita, Department of Radiology, Tokai University School of Medicine, 143 Shimokasuya, Isehara 259-1193, Japan
Author contributions: Ogawa M and Kawaguchi Y designed the report; Ogawa M, Kawaguchi Y, Maruno A and Ito H were attending doctors for the patients; Nakagohri T performed surgical operation; Hirabayashi K performed pathological examinations; Yamamuro H and Yamashita T performed image diagnosis; Mine T organized the report; and Ogawa M wrote the paper.
Correspondence to: Masami Ogawa, MD, Department of Gastroenterology, Tokai University School of Medicine, 143 Shimokasuya, Isehara 259-1193, Japan. ma_ogawa@tokai-u.jp
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Received: May 22, 2012
Revised: August 1, 2012
Accepted: August 3, 2012
Published online: December 7, 2012
Revised: August 1, 2012
Accepted: August 3, 2012
Published online: December 7, 2012
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