Metachronous Carcinomas of the Biliary Tract in a Patient Treated Three Times with Curative Surgery

Metachronous Carcinomas of the Biliary Tract in a Patient Treated Three Times with Curative Surgery

We here report on a case of metachronous multicentric carcinomas of the biliary tract treated 3 times with curative surgery over 23 years. A 28-year-old woman underwent cholecystectomy because of papillary carcinoma of the gallbladder. After 17 years, 3 carcinomas developed in the biliary tract: int...

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Main Authors: Masanao Kurata, Atsutake Okamoto, Tomoyoshi Suzuki, Gaku Matsumoto, Koji Tsuruta, Goro Honda, Tetsuo Nemoto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2009-04-01
Series:Case Reports in Gastroenterology
Subjects:
Metachronous carcinoma
Carcinoma of the biliary tract
COX-2 protein expression
Repeated resection
Online Access:http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/208376

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