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Perihilar cholangiocarcinoma

A much needed but imperfect new staging system

Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology volume 8, pages 252–253 (2011)Cite this article

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A new staging system for perihilar cholangiocarcinoma has recently been proposed to standardize the reporting of this intractable disease. However, the system has several flaws; thus, many revisions are needed before a registry can be established that uses this system.

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Nagino, M. A much needed but imperfect new staging system. Nat Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol 8, 252–253 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrgastro.2011.67

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