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This is a classification of tumours and tumour-like lesions of the gallbladder and extrahepatic bile ducts, including the ampulla of Vater. Although most of the lesions are found in all three sites, variations in frequency of the histological types occur and will be noted.
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Albores-Saavedra, J., Henson, D.E., Sobin, L.H. (1991). Introduction. In: Histological Typing of Tumours of the Gallbladder and Extrahepatic Bile Ducts. World Health Organization. International Histological Classification of Tumours. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-84241-2_1
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