Gastroenterology
Volume 137, Issue 2 , Pages e5-e6 , August 2009

An Unusual Cause of a Pancreatic Head Tumor

  • Brian K.P. Goh, MBBS, MMed, MSc, FRCS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore PR
    • ,
  • Sittampalam M. Kesavan, MBBS, MBA, FRCPA

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore PR
    • ,
  • Wai-Keong Wong, MBBS, FRCS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore PR

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PII: S0016-5085(09)00164-4

doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2009.01.060

Gastroenterology
Volume 137, Issue 2 , Pages e5-e6 , August 2009

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