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

01-09-2019 | Case Report

The Odd Gallbladder—a Rare Case of Gallbladder and Lymph Node Sarcoidosis: a Case Report and Review of the Literature

Authors: Jesslyn Tze Ling Ho, Hiang Jin Tan, Chien Sheng Tan, Adrian Kah Heng Chiow

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

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Gallbladder sarcoidosis is exceedingly rare. [1] To date, there are only seven cases reported in the literature. We present a rare case of gallbladder and lymph node sarcoidosis and a review of the literature. Informed consent was obtained from the participating individual. …
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Metadata
Title
The Odd Gallbladder—a Rare Case of Gallbladder and Lymph Node Sarcoidosis: a Case Report and Review of the Literature
Authors
Jesslyn Tze Ling Ho
Hiang Jin Tan
Chien Sheng Tan
Adrian Kah Heng Chiow
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/s12029-018-0125-0

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