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Mucinous non-neoplastic cyst of the pancreas accompanied by non-parasitic asymptomatic liver cysts

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  1. Institute of Pathology, Medical University of Innsbruck, Muellerstrasse 44, 6020 , Innsbruck, Austria

    A. Brunner, G. Mikuz & A. Tzankov

  2. Department of Surgery, Medical University of Innsbruck, Austria

    R. Ladurner

  3. Department of Pathology, University of Kiel, Germany

    M. Kosmahl

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Brunner, A., Ladurner, R., Kosmahl, M. et al. Mucinous non-neoplastic cyst of the pancreas accompanied by non-parasitic asymptomatic liver cysts. Virchows Arch 444, 482–484 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00428-004-0999-z

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