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A Rare Case of Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Bile Duct

Squamous cell carcinoma of the biliary tract is a rare disease, comprising just 2% of all biliary malignancies. The exact etiology is poorly understood but believed to be secondary to chronic inflammation. We present a case of a patient with recurrent cholecystitis and cholangitis who developed inva...

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Autores principales: Tantum, Julianna, Schneider, Rachael, Gallagher, Stefanie, Leroy, Kyley, Lander, Jared, Wong, Patricia
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10400063/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37547480
http://dx.doi.org/10.14309/crj.0000000000001119
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Sumario:Squamous cell carcinoma of the biliary tract is a rare disease, comprising just 2% of all biliary malignancies. The exact etiology is poorly understood but believed to be secondary to chronic inflammation. We present a case of a patient with recurrent cholecystitis and cholangitis who developed invasive biliary squamous cell carcinoma.