Medical risk factors associated with cholangiocarcinoma in Taiwan: a population-based case-control study.

BACKGROUND: Cholangiocarcinoma, including intra- and extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma, is a rare but highly lethal cancer. Despite effort in finding the risk factors of cholangiocarcinoma, the causes of most cholangiocarcinoma remain unknown. This study utilized a population-based case-control design...

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Main Authors: Jeffrey S Chang, Chia-Rung Tsai, Li-Tzong Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3718690?pdf=render