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Contrast-enhanced endoscopic ultrasonography features of a mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the pancreas

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10.4103/eus.eus_25_17 Mucoepidermoid carcinoma was first described in 1945 as a separate entity of salivary gland tumor.[1] It is most commonly seen in salivary glands; however, mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the pancreas… Click to show full abstract

10.4103/eus.eus_25_17 Mucoepidermoid carcinoma was first described in 1945 as a separate entity of salivary gland tumor.[1] It is most commonly seen in salivary glands; however, mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the pancreas is an extremely rare entity which has been reported on only four cases in English literature.[2-5] Because of the rarity of mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the pancreas, the imaging features of the tumor have not been revealed, and all previous reports have not illustrated endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) findings.

Keywords: mucoepidermoid carcinoma; carcinoma pancreas; endoscopic ultrasonography; contrast enhanced; enhanced endoscopic

Journal Title: Endoscopic Ultrasound
Year Published: 2018

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