Journal article
Risk factors for biliary tract carcinogenesis.
- Abstract:
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Cholangiocarcinoma has a worldwide distribution which accounts for about 10-15% of all cases of primary hepatobiliary malignancy. Although, in the majority of cases, no aetiological factor can be identified, a number of risk factors have been shown to be important in the development of cholangiocarcinoma; most of these factors share long standing inflammation and chronic injury of the biliary epithelium. Primary sclerosing cholangitis is an uncommon disease, characterized by stricturing, fibr...
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- Publication status:
- Published
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- Journal:
- Annals of oncology : official journal of the European Society for Medical Oncology / ESMO
- Volume:
- 10 Suppl 4
- Issue:
- SUPPL. 4
- Pages:
- 308-311
- Publication date:
- 1999-01-01
- DOI:
- EISSN:
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1569-8041
- ISSN:
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0923-7534
- Source identifiers:
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171699
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- Language:
- English
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- Pubs id:
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pubs:171699
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- pubs:171699
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- 2012-12-19
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- 1999
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