Serotonin-producing enterochromaffin cell tumors of the pancreas: clinicopathologic study of 15 cases and comparison with intestinal enterochromaffin cell tumors

Publisher DOI
PubMed ID
21705949
Description
Serotonin-producing tumors of the pancreas are rare endocrine neoplasms composed of enterochromaffin (EC) cells that have been mainly described in the literature as case reports. This study analyzes the clinicopathologic features of a series of pancreatic EC cell neoplasms and their similarities to and differences from intestinal EC cell tumors.
Date of Publication
2011
Publication Type
Article
Language(s)
en
Contributor(s)
La Rosa, Stefano
Franzi, Francesca
Albarello, Luca
Bernasconi, Barbara
Tibiletti, Maria Grazia
Finzi, Giovanna
Placidi, Claudia
Capella, Carlo
Additional Credits
Series
Pancreas
Publisher
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
ISSN
0885-3177
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