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Case 1: Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma with Upstream Textural Changes

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54-year-old man with epigastric pain. Family history was pertinent for mother with pancreatic adenocarcinoma.

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Coquia, S. (2017). Case 1: Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma with Upstream Textural Changes. In: Zaheer, A., Fishman, E., Pittman, M., Hruban, R. (eds) Pancreatic Imaging. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-52680-5_1

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