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Differential diagnosis between pancreatic neuroendocrine and solid pseudopapillary neoplasms on endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration

An immunohistochemical study

Emad M. Raddaoui, Majid A. Almadi, Abdulrahman M. Aljebreen, Faisal A. Alsaif, Ahlam A. AlShedoukhy, Abed H. Al-Lehibi, Khalid A. Almohameed, Apostolos V. Tsolakis, Mousa A. AlAbbadi and Amna R. Almutrafi
Saudi Medical Journal July 2016, 37 (7) 744-749; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2016.7.14212
Emad M. Raddaoui
From the Division of Pathology (Raddaoui, AlShedoukhy, Almutrafi), Alfaisal University, the Division of Gastroenterology (Almadi, Aljebreen), Department of Surgery (Alsaif), College of Medicine, King Khalid University Hospital, King Saud University, the Division of Gastroenterology (Allehibi), Division of Surgery (Almohameed), King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, the Division of Pathology (AlAbbadi), King Fahad Specialist Hospital, Dammam, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Division of Gastroenterology (Almadi), The McGill University Health Center, Montreal General Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, Canada, the Department of Oncology and Pathology (Tsolakis), Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, and the Cancer Center Karolinska (Tsolakis), Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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Majid A. Almadi
From the Division of Pathology (Raddaoui, AlShedoukhy, Almutrafi), Alfaisal University, the Division of Gastroenterology (Almadi, Aljebreen), Department of Surgery (Alsaif), College of Medicine, King Khalid University Hospital, King Saud University, the Division of Gastroenterology (Allehibi), Division of Surgery (Almohameed), King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, the Division of Pathology (AlAbbadi), King Fahad Specialist Hospital, Dammam, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Division of Gastroenterology (Almadi), The McGill University Health Center, Montreal General Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, Canada, the Department of Oncology and Pathology (Tsolakis), Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, and the Cancer Center Karolinska (Tsolakis), Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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Abdulrahman M. Aljebreen
From the Division of Pathology (Raddaoui, AlShedoukhy, Almutrafi), Alfaisal University, the Division of Gastroenterology (Almadi, Aljebreen), Department of Surgery (Alsaif), College of Medicine, King Khalid University Hospital, King Saud University, the Division of Gastroenterology (Allehibi), Division of Surgery (Almohameed), King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, the Division of Pathology (AlAbbadi), King Fahad Specialist Hospital, Dammam, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Division of Gastroenterology (Almadi), The McGill University Health Center, Montreal General Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, Canada, the Department of Oncology and Pathology (Tsolakis), Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, and the Cancer Center Karolinska (Tsolakis), Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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Faisal A. Alsaif
From the Division of Pathology (Raddaoui, AlShedoukhy, Almutrafi), Alfaisal University, the Division of Gastroenterology (Almadi, Aljebreen), Department of Surgery (Alsaif), College of Medicine, King Khalid University Hospital, King Saud University, the Division of Gastroenterology (Allehibi), Division of Surgery (Almohameed), King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, the Division of Pathology (AlAbbadi), King Fahad Specialist Hospital, Dammam, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Division of Gastroenterology (Almadi), The McGill University Health Center, Montreal General Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, Canada, the Department of Oncology and Pathology (Tsolakis), Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, and the Cancer Center Karolinska (Tsolakis), Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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Ahlam A. AlShedoukhy
From the Division of Pathology (Raddaoui, AlShedoukhy, Almutrafi), Alfaisal University, the Division of Gastroenterology (Almadi, Aljebreen), Department of Surgery (Alsaif), College of Medicine, King Khalid University Hospital, King Saud University, the Division of Gastroenterology (Allehibi), Division of Surgery (Almohameed), King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, the Division of Pathology (AlAbbadi), King Fahad Specialist Hospital, Dammam, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Division of Gastroenterology (Almadi), The McGill University Health Center, Montreal General Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, Canada, the Department of Oncology and Pathology (Tsolakis), Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, and the Cancer Center Karolinska (Tsolakis), Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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Abed H. Al-Lehibi
From the Division of Pathology (Raddaoui, AlShedoukhy, Almutrafi), Alfaisal University, the Division of Gastroenterology (Almadi, Aljebreen), Department of Surgery (Alsaif), College of Medicine, King Khalid University Hospital, King Saud University, the Division of Gastroenterology (Allehibi), Division of Surgery (Almohameed), King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, the Division of Pathology (AlAbbadi), King Fahad Specialist Hospital, Dammam, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Division of Gastroenterology (Almadi), The McGill University Health Center, Montreal General Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, Canada, the Department of Oncology and Pathology (Tsolakis), Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, and the Cancer Center Karolinska (Tsolakis), Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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Khalid A. Almohameed
From the Division of Pathology (Raddaoui, AlShedoukhy, Almutrafi), Alfaisal University, the Division of Gastroenterology (Almadi, Aljebreen), Department of Surgery (Alsaif), College of Medicine, King Khalid University Hospital, King Saud University, the Division of Gastroenterology (Allehibi), Division of Surgery (Almohameed), King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, the Division of Pathology (AlAbbadi), King Fahad Specialist Hospital, Dammam, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Division of Gastroenterology (Almadi), The McGill University Health Center, Montreal General Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, Canada, the Department of Oncology and Pathology (Tsolakis), Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, and the Cancer Center Karolinska (Tsolakis), Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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Apostolos V. Tsolakis
From the Division of Pathology (Raddaoui, AlShedoukhy, Almutrafi), Alfaisal University, the Division of Gastroenterology (Almadi, Aljebreen), Department of Surgery (Alsaif), College of Medicine, King Khalid University Hospital, King Saud University, the Division of Gastroenterology (Allehibi), Division of Surgery (Almohameed), King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, the Division of Pathology (AlAbbadi), King Fahad Specialist Hospital, Dammam, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Division of Gastroenterology (Almadi), The McGill University Health Center, Montreal General Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, Canada, the Department of Oncology and Pathology (Tsolakis), Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, and the Cancer Center Karolinska (Tsolakis), Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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Mousa A. AlAbbadi
From the Division of Pathology (Raddaoui, AlShedoukhy, Almutrafi), Alfaisal University, the Division of Gastroenterology (Almadi, Aljebreen), Department of Surgery (Alsaif), College of Medicine, King Khalid University Hospital, King Saud University, the Division of Gastroenterology (Allehibi), Division of Surgery (Almohameed), King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, the Division of Pathology (AlAbbadi), King Fahad Specialist Hospital, Dammam, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Division of Gastroenterology (Almadi), The McGill University Health Center, Montreal General Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, Canada, the Department of Oncology and Pathology (Tsolakis), Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, and the Cancer Center Karolinska (Tsolakis), Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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Amna R. Almutrafi
From the Division of Pathology (Raddaoui, AlShedoukhy, Almutrafi), Alfaisal University, the Division of Gastroenterology (Almadi, Aljebreen), Department of Surgery (Alsaif), College of Medicine, King Khalid University Hospital, King Saud University, the Division of Gastroenterology (Allehibi), Division of Surgery (Almohameed), King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, the Division of Pathology (AlAbbadi), King Fahad Specialist Hospital, Dammam, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Division of Gastroenterology (Almadi), The McGill University Health Center, Montreal General Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, Canada, the Department of Oncology and Pathology (Tsolakis), Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, and the Cancer Center Karolinska (Tsolakis), Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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Differential diagnosis between pancreatic neuroendocrine and solid pseudopapillary neoplasms on endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration
Emad M. Raddaoui, Majid A. Almadi, Abdulrahman M. Aljebreen, Faisal A. Alsaif, Ahlam A. AlShedoukhy, Abed H. Al-Lehibi, Khalid A. Almohameed, Apostolos V. Tsolakis, Mousa A. AlAbbadi, Amna R. Almutrafi
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Differential diagnosis between pancreatic neuroendocrine and solid pseudopapillary neoplasms on endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration
Emad M. Raddaoui, Majid A. Almadi, Abdulrahman M. Aljebreen, Faisal A. Alsaif, Ahlam A. AlShedoukhy, Abed H. Al-Lehibi, Khalid A. Almohameed, Apostolos V. Tsolakis, Mousa A. AlAbbadi, Amna R. Almutrafi
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