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Pour, P.M., Konishi, Y., Klöppel, G., Longnecker, D.S. (1994). Anaplastic (Undifferentiated) Carcinoma. In: Pour, P.M., Konishi, Y., Klöppel, G., Longnecker, D.S. (eds) Atlas of Exocrine Pancreatic Tumors. Springer, Tokyo. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-68311-7_12

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