Granular cell tumor at the hepatic duct confluence mimicking klatskin tumor. A report of two cases and a review of the literature

Digestive Surgery

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 299-303

  Te Boekhorst, Dennis S ^a   Gerhards, Michael F ^a   Van Gulik, Thomas M ^a   Gouma, Dirk J ^a  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bile duct; Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography; Granular cell tumor; Klatskin tumor; Resection

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHOLESTASIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY; FATIGUE; FEMALE; GRANULAR CELL TUMOR; HEPATIC DUCT; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; KLATSKIN TUMOR; MALE; NAUSEA; OBSTRUCTIVE JAUNDICE; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 0033919952     PISSN: 02534886     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000018858     Document Type: Article

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