Carcinoid tumors of the extrahepatic bil
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Ronald S. Chamberlain; Leslie H. Blumgart
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Article
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1999
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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## BACKGROUND. Carcinoid tumors of the extrahepatic bile duct are rare and account for 0.2-2% of all gastrointestinal carcinoids. Similar to other tumors of the bile duct, these lesions are difficult to diagnose preoperatively and nearly impossible to distinguish from cholangiocarcinoma. ## METHOD