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World J Gastroenterol. Sep 14, 2013; 19(34): 5713-5719
Published online Sep 14, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i34.5713
Published online Sep 14, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i34.5713
Comparison of pancreatic acinar cell carcinoma and adenocarcinoma using multidetector-row computed tomography
Tatsuaki Sumiyoshi, Yasuo Shima, Takehiro Okabayashi, Akihito Kozuki, Toshio Nakamura, Departments of Gastroenterological Surgery, Kochi Health Sciences Center, Kochi 781-8555, Japan
Author contributions: Sumiyoshi T, Shima Y, Okabayashi T, Kozuki A and Nakamura T contributed equally to the writing of this paper.
Correspondence to: Tatsuaki Sumiyoshi, MD, Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Kochi Health Sciences Center, 2125 Ike, Kochi 781-8555, Japan. tasu050520@yahoo.co.jp
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Received: January 12, 2013
Revised: May 4, 2013
Accepted: July 12, 2013
Published online: September 14, 2013
Processing time: 244 Days and 22.8 Hours
Revised: May 4, 2013
Accepted: July 12, 2013
Published online: September 14, 2013
Processing time: 244 Days and 22.8 Hours
Core Tip
Core tip: The tumor density in the non-contrast phase and time attenuation curve pattern clearly differ between acinar cell carcinoma and adenocarcinomas, although both tumors tend to be hypodense in the contrast-enhanced phases.