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Carcinoid tumors of the extrahepatic bile duct: An unusual cause of bile duct obstruction

✍ Scribed by Sankary, Howard N. ;Foster, Preston ;Frye, Elizabeth ;Williams, James W.

Publisher: Wiley (John Wiley & Sons)
Year: 1995
Tongue: English
Weight: 112 KB
Volume: 1
Category: Article
ISSN: 1074-3022
DOI: 10.1002/lt.500010210

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✦ Synopsis

arcinoid tumors arise from embryonic neural C crest cells that migrate to sites along the digestive and respiratory tract. Although primary carcinoids of the extrahepatic biliary tract are rare, thirteen cases (excluding ampullary tumors) have been reported.

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