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Intraductal Papillary Mucinous Neoplasms of the Pancreas: A Plea for Prospective Differentiation Between Main-Duct and Side-Branch Tumors

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Castillo, C.Fd. Intraductal Papillary Mucinous Neoplasms of the Pancreas: A Plea for Prospective Differentiation Between Main-Duct and Side-Branch Tumors. Ann Surg Oncol 12, 98–99 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1245/ASO.2005.09.913

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