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Updates in Surgery
Published in: Updates in Surgery 4/2012

01-12-2012 | Case Report

Mature cystic teratoma of the pancreas

Authors: Hazem Ben Ameur, Salah Boujelbene, Cherif Abdelhedi, Olfa Gheriani, Mohamed Issam Beyrouti

Published in: Updates in Surgery | Issue 4/2012

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Abstract

The pancreatic teratoma is a congenital tumor which results from abnormal embryonic development of totipotent cells. The preoperative diagnosis is challenging. We report, to our knowledge, the 26th case in a 64-year-old man in whom the diagnosis was made preoperatively on imaging.
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Metadata
Title
Mature cystic teratoma of the pancreas
Authors
Hazem Ben Ameur
Salah Boujelbene
Cherif Abdelhedi
Olfa Gheriani
Mohamed Issam Beyrouti
Publication date
01-12-2012
Publisher
Springer Milan
Published in
Updates in Surgery / Issue 4/2012
Print ISSN: 2038-131X
Electronic ISSN: 2038-3312
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s13304-011-0116-1

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