Inflammatory pseudotumors mimicking intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma of the liver; IgG4-positivity and its clinical significance

Journal of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Sciences

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 405-412

  Ahn, Keun Soo ^a   Kang, Koo Jeong ^a   Kim, Yong Hoon ^a   Lim, Tae Jin ^a   Jung, Hye Ra ^a   Kang, Yu Na ^a   Kwon, Jung Hyeok ^a  

^a Dongsan Medical Center   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cholangiocarcinoma; IgG4; Inflammatory pseudotumor; Liver

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G4;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BILE DUCT CARCINOMA; BILIARY TRACT DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LIVER INFLAMMATORY PSEUDOTUMOR; LIVER RESECTION; LIVER TUMOR; MALE; PSEUDOTUMOR; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCLEROSING CHOLANGITIS;

ADULT; AGED; BILE DUCT NEOPLASMS; BILE DUCTS, INTRAHEPATIC; CHOLANGIOCARCINOMA; FEMALE; GRANULOMA, PLASMA CELL; HISTIOCYTES; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84867395653     PISSN: 18686974     EISSN: 18686982     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00534-011-0436-z     Document Type: Article

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