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. 1973 Jan;49(567):56–58. doi: 10.1136/pgmj.49.567.56

Carcinoma of the pancreas and hyperosmolar coma

Andrew G Cudworth
PMCID: PMC2495360  PMID: 4731441

Abstract

A case of hyperosmolar coma with carcinoma of the pancreas is reported. There appears to be no previous report of this association.

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