Lymphoepithelial Cyst of Pancreas; a Case Report
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Lymphoepithelial cyst of the pancreas: a case report.
BACKGROUND Lymphoepithelial cyst of the pancreas is a rare lesion of undetermined pathogenesis that had been documented almost exclusively in males. The literature on this entity is limited to reports of single or a small number of cases. METHODS The case we described herein was compared with a total of 36 cases reported elsewhere. RESULTS The 37 cases of lymphoepithelial cyst of the pancre...
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عنوان ژورنال: HPB
سال: 2019
ISSN: 1365-182X
DOI: 10.1016/j.hpb.2019.10.2171