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Cholangiocarcinoma Metastasizing to the Breast: An Unknown Entity

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    Shraddha Patkar, M. Rajgopal Acharya, Ruchit Kansaria & Mahesh Goel

  2. Department of Pathology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai, India

    Tanuja Seth & Aekta Shah

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Patkar, S., Acharya, M.R., Kansaria, R. et al. Cholangiocarcinoma Metastasizing to the Breast: An Unknown Entity. J Gastrointest Canc 51, 654–657 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12029-019-00348-0

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