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Case Report: α-Fetoprotein Producing Mucin-Producing Carcinoma of the Pancreas (A Case Report with Immunohistochemical Study and Lectin-Affinity Profile)

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Tanno, S., Obara, T., Shudo, R. et al. Case Report: α-Fetoprotein Producing Mucin-Producing Carcinoma of the Pancreas (A Case Report with Immunohistochemical Study and Lectin-Affinity Profile). Dig Dis Sci 42, 2513–2518 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1018812628541

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