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Cholangiocarcinoma associated with a type 2 choledochal cyst

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Choledochal cysts are rare lesions of the biliary tract. Herein described is a case of a patient with a type 2 cyst who also had a cholangiocarcinoma adjacent to the site of the cyst. The cyst is well demonstrated by computed tomography and gross pathologic specimen.

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  1. James G. Bova

    Present address: Department of Radiology, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, 7703 Floyd Curl Drive, 78 284, San Antonio, TX, USA

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  1. Department of Radiology, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, D.C., USA

    James G. Bova & Gladys Sepulveda

  2. Department of Pathology, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, D.C., USA

    Chris J. Dempsher

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Bova, J.G., Dempsher, C.J. & Sepulveda, G. Cholangiocarcinoma associated with a type 2 choledochal cyst. Gastrointest Radiol 8, 41–43 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01948086

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