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Pancreatic PEComa is a novel member of the family of tuberous sclerosis complex-associated tumors: case report and review of the literature

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  1. Department of Pathology, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center and Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, 1 Medical Center Drive, Lebanon, NH, 03756, USA

    Christopher P. Hartley, Joel A. Lefferts & Mikhail Lisovsky

  2. Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, 20 Shattuck St., Thorn 826C, Boston, MA, 02115, USA

    David J. Kwiatkowski & Lana Hamieh

  3. Section of Surgical Oncology, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center and Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Lebanon, NH, USA

    Kerrington D. Smith

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This study was funded in part by grants NCI 1P01CA120964 and The Engles. Fund for TSC and LAM Research.

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Hartley, C.P., Kwiatkowski, D.J., Hamieh, L. et al. Pancreatic PEComa is a novel member of the family of tuberous sclerosis complex-associated tumors: case report and review of the literature. Virchows Arch 469, 707–710 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00428-016-2032-8

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