The spectrum of confocal endomicroscopy findings in a cystic neuroendocrine tumor of the pancreas

Endoscopy 2018; 50(11): E323-E324
DOI: 10.1055/a-0667-8978

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Anjuli K. Luthra

¹Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio, USA

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Christina A. Arnold

²Department of Pathology, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA

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Andrei V. Manilchuk

³Division of General and Gastrointestinal Surgery, Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio, USA

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Somashekar G. Krishna

¹Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio, USA

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