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Long-Term Survival After Curative Left Hepatectomy for Mucin-Producing Cholangiocarcinoma: Report of a Case

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Cholangiocarcinomas are rarely mucinproducing. We report a case of mucin-producing cholangiocarcinoma successfully treated by curative left hepatectomy, resulting in long-term survival, with no evidence of tumor recurrence 111 months after resection. Immunohistochemical studies revealed a pattern of MUC-1 negativity and MUC-2 positivity, suggesting low malignant potential.

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  1. Department of Surgical Oncology, Division of Cancer Medicine, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, North 15, West 7, Kita-ku, Sapporo, 060-8638, Japan

    Takahiro Tsuchikawa, Satoshi Kondo, Satoshi Hirano, Eiichi Tanaka, Yoshiyasu Anbo, Toshiaki Morikawa, Shunichi Okushiba & Hiroyuki Katoh

  2. Department of Surgical Pathology, Hokkaido University Hospital, Sapporo, Japan

    Noriyuki Otsuka & Tomoo Itoh

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  1. Takahiro Tsuchikawa
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Tsuchikawa, T., Kondo, S., Hirano, S. et al. Long-Term Survival After Curative Left Hepatectomy for Mucin-Producing Cholangiocarcinoma: Report of a Case. Surg Today 35, 256–258 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00595-004-2908-0

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