Extrahepatic biliary obstrution secondary to neuroendocrine tumor of the common hepatic duct

•Extra hepatic biliary obstruction can be frequently caused by tumors.•Differentiation between cholangiocarcinoma and an unusual bile duct tumor such as a neuroendocrine tumor (NET) is very difficult preoperatively.•Prognosis of NET of the extrahepatic bile duct is dependent on the grade of the tumo...

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Main Authors: Khan, Faraz A., Stevens-Chase, Anastasia, Chaudhry, Rahman, Hashmi, Asra, Edelman, David, Weaver, Donald
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5133469/