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Journal of Gastrointestinal Cancer
Published in: Journal of Gastrointestinal Cancer 3/2019

01-09-2019 | Case Report

Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Tumor of the Mid Common Bile Duct Masquerading as Cholangiocarcinoma

Authors: Ritu Verma, Arpita Saha, Kaushik Saha

Published in: Journal of Gastrointestinal Cancer | Issue 3/2019

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Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumors (IMTs) of the biliary ducts represent an uncommon cause of obstructive jaundice. It mimics cholangiocarcinoma both clinically and radiologically. Only nine reports of the biliary IMT have been reported in the literature [1]. Here, we report a case of biliary IMT presenting with recurrent episodes of obstructive jaundice. …
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Metadata
Title
Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Tumor of the Mid Common Bile Duct Masquerading as Cholangiocarcinoma
Authors
Ritu Verma
Arpita Saha
Kaushik Saha
Publication date
01-09-2019
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Journal of Gastrointestinal Cancer / Issue 3/2019
Print ISSN: 1941-6628
Electronic ISSN: 1941-6636
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12029-018-0074-7

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