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Cholangiocarcinoma Presenting as Sister Mary Joseph’s Nodule: Case Report and Short Review of the Literature

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  1. Department of Medicine II, Saarland University Medical Center, 66421, Homburg, Germany

    M. C. Reichert, F. Lammert & V. Zimmer

  2. Department of Nuclear Medicine, Saarland University Medical Center, 66421, Homburg, Germany

    G. Farmakis

  3. Institute of Pathology, Saarland University Medical Center, 66421, Homburg, Germany

    R. M. Bohle

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Reichert, M.C., Farmakis, G., Bohle, R.M. et al. Cholangiocarcinoma Presenting as Sister Mary Joseph’s Nodule: Case Report and Short Review of the Literature. J Gastrointest Canc 45, 231–233 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12029-013-9502-x

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