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Case 2: Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma with Superimposed Acute Pancreatitis

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66-year-old man presented with vomiting and mild mid-abdomen pain.

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Coquia, S. (2017). Case 2: Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma with Superimposed Acute Pancreatitis. In: Zaheer, A., Fishman, E., Pittman, M., Hruban, R. (eds) Pancreatic Imaging. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-52680-5_2

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