An unusual case of pancreatic metastasis from malignant melanoma. The diagnostic work-up to arrive at a final diagnosis
Radiology Department, Metaxa Cancer Hospital, Piraeus, Greece
Medical Oncology Department, Metaxa Cancer Hospital, Piraeus, Greece
Department of Surgery, General University Hospital of Patras, Greece
Department of Oncology, General University Hospital of Patras, Greece
Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Westpfalz Klinikum, Kaiserslautern, Germany
6th Department of Respiratory Medicine, “Sotiria” Athens’ Chest Diseases Hospital, Athens, Greece
Department of Respiratory Medicine, Athens Naval Hospital, Greece
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