Type 1 Autoimmune Pancreatitis Associated with Mucinous Cystic Neoplasm
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Type 1 autoimmune pancreatitis
Before the concept of autoimmune pancreatitis (AIP) was established, this form of pancreatitis had been recognized as lymphoplasmacytic sclerosing pancreatitis or non-alcoholic duct destructive chronic pancreatitis based on unique histological features. With the discovery in 2001 that serum IgG4 concentrations are specifically elevated in AIP patients, this emerging entity has been more widely ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: American Journal of Clinical Pathology
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1943-7722,0002-9173
DOI: 10.1093/ajcp/aqw159.061