The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 199, Issue 5 , Pages e51-e53 , May 2010

Localized peripancreatic plasma cell Castleman disease

  • Alexandre Charalabopoulos, M.D., M.R.C.S.

      Affiliations

    • 3rd Department of Surgery, University of Athens School of Medicine, Attikon University Hospital, Rumini 1 Street, Chaidari, Athens, Greece
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  • Evangelos P. Misiakos, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • 3rd Department of Surgery, University of Athens School of Medicine, Attikon University Hospital, Rumini 1 Street, Chaidari, Athens, Greece
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +0030-210-532-6419; fax: +0030-210-532-6420
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  • Perikles Foukas, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • 2nd Department of Pathology, University of Athens School of Medicine, Attikon University Hospital, Athens, Greece
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  • Dimitrios Tsapralis, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • 3rd Department of Surgery, University of Athens School of Medicine, Attikon University Hospital, Rumini 1 Street, Chaidari, Athens, Greece
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  • Anestis Charalampopoulos, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • 3rd Department of Surgery, University of Athens School of Medicine, Attikon University Hospital, Rumini 1 Street, Chaidari, Athens, Greece
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  • Theodore Liakakos, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • 3rd Department of Surgery, University of Athens School of Medicine, Attikon University Hospital, Rumini 1 Street, Chaidari, Athens, Greece
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  • Anastasios Macheras, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • 3rd Department of Surgery, University of Athens School of Medicine, Attikon University Hospital, Rumini 1 Street, Chaidari, Athens, Greece

Received 13 April 2009 ,Revised 31 May 2009

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PII: S0002-9610(09)00532-7

doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2009.05.020

The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 199, Issue 5 , Pages e51-e53 , May 2010

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