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Clonorchis sinensis-Associated Cholangiocarcinoma: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

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  1. Departments of Medicine, Divisions of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15213, USA

    Georgios I. Papachristou MD & Mordechai Rabinovitz MD

  2. Departments of Medicine, Divisions of Pathology, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15213, USA

    Karen E. Schoedel MD

  3. Departments of Medicine, Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15213, USA

    Ramesh Ramanathan MD

  4. Center for Liver Diseases, Falk Medical Building, Third Floor, 3601 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15213, USA

    Mordechai Rabinovitz MD

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Papachristou, G.I., Schoedel, K.E., Ramanathan, R. et al. Clonorchis sinensis-Associated Cholangiocarcinoma: A Case Report and Review of the Literature. Dig Dis Sci 50, 2159–2162 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10620-005-3024-8

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