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Bile Duct Hamartoma Mimicking Metastatic Cholangiocarcinoma

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  1. Appalachian Regional Healthcare, Cancer Center, Hazard, KY, USA

    Raymond Elsoueidi

  2. Lincoln Memorial University-De Busk College of Osteopathic Medicine, Harrogate, TN, USA

    Stephen J. Mularz

  3. Humboldt Medical Specialists, St Joe’s Health, Eureka, CA, USA

    Elie M. Richa

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Elsoueidi, R., Mularz, S.J. & Richa, E.M. Bile Duct Hamartoma Mimicking Metastatic Cholangiocarcinoma. J Gastrointest Canc 48, 87–88 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12029-016-9802-z

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