Case Report
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World J Gastrointest Oncol. Sep 15, 2012; 4(9): 202-206
Published online Sep 15, 2012. doi: 10.4251/wjgo.v4.i9.202
Multiple solid pancreatic hamartomas: A case report and review of the literature
Fumi Kawakami, Michio Shimizu, Hiroshi Yamaguchi, Shigeo Hara, Ippei Matsumoto, Yonson Ku, Tomoo Itoh
Fumi Kawakami, Shigeo Hara, Tomoo Itoh, Department of Diagnostic Pathology, Kobe University Hospital, Kobe, Hyogo 6500017, Japan
Michio Shimizu, Hiroshi Yamaguchi, Department of Pathology, Saitama Medical University, International Medical Center, Hidaka, Saitama 3501298, Japan
Ippei Matsumoto, Yonson Ku, Department of Surgery, Division of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Hyogo 6500017, Japan
Author contributions: Kawakami F, Shimizu M, Yamaguchi H, and Hara S contributed to the pathological investigation for the case; Matsumoto I and Ku Y contributed to the clinical investigation for the case; Kawakami F, Shimizu M, and Itoh T contributed to the writing and revision.
Correspondence to: Fumi Kawakami, MD, Department of Diagnostic Pathology, Kobe University Hospital, 7-5-2, Kusunoki-cho, Chuou-ku, Kobe, Hyogo 750-0017, Japan. fkwkm@med.kobe-u.ac.jp
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Received: January 18, 2012
Revised: July 26, 2012
Accepted: August 17, 2012
Published online: September 15, 2012
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