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Histopathological evidence of intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma occurring in ductal plate malformation: A clinicopathologic study of 5 cases.
Annals of diagnostic pathology - 1 Dec 2021
Wang Qian, Xu Yi, Wang Shou-Mei, Hu Ai-Yan, Pan Yun-Cui, Zhang Shu-Hui
Abstract excerpt
Ductal plate malformations (DPM) arise from abnormal remodeling of the embryologic ductal plate of the liver. Malignant transformation of DPMs to intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (iCCA) has been reported in very rare instances but is viewed with some skepticism. We report the clinicopathological findings in five cases of iCCA, occurring in liver with DPM-like features. All tumors were less than 5 cm, often...
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