Gallbladder cancer: review of a rare orphan gastrointestinal cancer with a focus on populations of New Mexico
Abstract Gallbladder cancer is a rare malignancy of the biliary tract with a poor prognosis, frequently presenting at an advanced stage. While rare in the United States overall, gallbladder cancer has an elevated incidence in geographically distinct locations of the globe including Chile, North Indi...
Main Authors: | Jacklyn M. Nemunaitis, Ursa Brown-Glabeman, Heloisa Soares, Jessica Belmonte, Ben Liem, Itzhak Nir, Victor Phuoc, Rama R. Gullapalli |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2018-06-01
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Series: | BMC Cancer |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12885-018-4575-3 |
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