Case Report
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World J Gastroenterol. Aug 14, 2010; 16(30): 3853-3856
Published online Aug 14, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i30.3853
Poorly differentiated endocrine carcinoma of the pancreas responded to gemcitabine: Case report
Shoichi Nakazuru, Toshiyuki Yoshio, Shigeki Suemura, Mari Itoh, Manabu Araki, Chiaki Yoshioka, Makiyo Ohta, Yuka Sueyoshi, Takashi Ohta, Hiroko Hasegawa, Kaori Morita, Takashi Toyama, Noriyoshi Kuzushita, Yoshinori Kodama, Masayuki Mano, Eiji Mita
Shoichi Nakazuru, Toshiyuki Yoshio, Shigeki Suemura, Mari Itoh, Manabu Araki, Chiaki Yoshioka, Makiyo Ohta, Yuka Sueyoshi, Takashi Ohta, Hiroko Hasegawa, Kaori Morita, Takashi Toyama, Noriyoshi Kuzushita, Eiji Mita, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, National Hospital Organization, Osaka National Hospital, 2-1-14 Houenzaka, Chuo-ku, Osaka City, Osaka 540-0006, Japan
Yoshinori Kodama, Masayuki Mano, Department of Pathology, National Hospital Organization, Osaka National Hospital, 2-1-14 Houenzaka, Chuo-ku, Osaka City, Osaka 540-0006, Japan
Author contributions: Nakazuru S and Yoshio T wrote the paper; Nakazuru S, Suemura S, Itoh M, Araki M, Yoshioka C, Ohta M, Sueyoshi Y, Ohta T, Hasegawa H and Morita K contributed equally to this work; Kodama Y and Mano M made the pathological diagnosis; Toyama T, Kuzushita N and Mita E reviewed the paper.
Correspondence to: Shoichi Nakazuru, MD, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, National Hospital Organization, Osaka National Hospital, 2-1-14 Houenzaka, Chuo-ku, Osaka City, Osaka 540-0006, Japan. nakazuru@onh.go.jp
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Received: March 17, 2010
Revised: May 26, 2010
Accepted: June 2, 2010
Published online: August 14, 2010
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