Klatskin tumor complicated by obstructive jaundice and cholangitis in real practice: unresectable tumor or incurable patient?
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Neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) of the extrahepatic bile duct are extremely rare and reported infrequently in the literature. These tumors are difficult to diagnose preoperatively, and the prognosis is variable, often determined by extent of disease, tumor grade and resectability. This case report presents a 45-year-old male with history of biliary obstruction relieved by endobiliary stents with c...
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عنوان ژورنال: Grekov's Bulletin of Surgery
سال: 2020
ISSN: 2686-7370,0042-4625
DOI: 10.24884/0042-4625-2020-179-4-9-16