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Cholangiocarcinoma in primary sclerosing cholangitis: K-ras mutations and Tp53 dysfunction are implicated in the neoplastic development.
Journal of hepatology - 1 Mar 2000
Boberg K M, Schrumpf E, Bergquist A, Broomé U, Pares A, Remotti H, Schjölberg A, Spurkland A, Clausen O P
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BACKGROUND/AIM: Cholangiocarcinoma is a feared complication of primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC). Neoplastic bile duct strictures may be difficult to differentiate cholangiographically from the non-neoplastic bile duct irregularities characteristic of this disorder, and the diagnosis of cholangiocarcinoma may be difficult to establish with certainty, even in tissue samples. Thus, new methods which can improve...
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