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Calcified Klatskin tumor mimicking intrahepatic stone: case report

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Calcification is a relatively uncommon manifestation of malignant liver neoplasm. Calcifications in peripheral cholangiocarcinomas but not in Klatskin tumor have been reported. We present a rare case of Klatskin tumor that had dystrophic calcification mimicking a intrahepatic stone in a 65-year-old man.

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  1. Department of Radiology, Institute of Radiation Medicine, Clinical Research Institute, Seoul National University College of Medicine, 28, Yongon-dong, Chongno-gu, Seoul, 110-744, Korea

    H. S. Park, J. K. Han, K. H. Lee, S. H. Kim, K. W. Kim, Y. J. Kim, H.-C. Kim & B. I. Choi

  2. Department of Pathology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, 28, Yongon-dong, Chongno-gu, Seoul, 110-744, Korea

    H. S. Lee

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Park, H., Han, J.K., Lee, H. et al. Calcified Klatskin tumor mimicking intrahepatic stone: case report. Abdom Imaging 30, 90–92 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00261-004-0232-1

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