Diagnostic Histopathology
Volume 14, Issue 6 , Pages 253-259 , June 2008

Autoimmune pancreatitis: negotiating the labyrinth of terminology, diagnosis and differential diagnosis

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doi: 10.1016/j.mpdhp.2008.04.001

Diagnostic Histopathology
Volume 14, Issue 6 , Pages 253-259 , June 2008

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