High-grade neuroendocrine carcinomas of the gallbladder and bile duct: Report of four cases with pathological correlation

Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 604-609

  Jun, Su Ryoung ^a   Lee, Jeong Min ^a,b   Han, Joon Koo ^a   Choi, Byung Ihn ^a  

^a Seoul National University Hospital   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

CT findings; Extrahepatic biliary tree; High grade neuroendocrine carcinoma; Large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma; Small cell carcinoma

Indexed keywords

BODY FLUIDS; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; CYTOLOGY; FORESTRY; TUMORS;

BILIARY SYSTEM; BILIARY TREE; CELL CARCINOMA; CT FINDING; EXTRAHEPATIC BILIARY TREE; HIGH GRADES; HIGH-GRADE NEUROENDOCRINE CARCINOMA; LARGE-CELL NEUROENDOCRINE CARCINOMA; SMALL CELLS; SMALL-CELL CARCINOMA;

CELLS;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BILE DUCT; BILE DUCT CARCINOMA; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GALLBLADDER; GALLBLADDER CARCINOMA; HEPATOBILIARY SYSTEM; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INVASIVE CARCINOMA; LARGE CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER; LYMPH NODE; MALE; NEUROENDOCRINE TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMALL CELL CARCINOMA;

EID: 33746238710     PISSN: 03638715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004728-200607000-00009     Document Type: Article

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