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World J Gastroenterol. Apr 28, 2006; 12(16): 2549-2555
Published online Apr 28, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i16.2549
Published online Apr 28, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i16.2549
Impact of lymph node micrometastasis in hilar bile duct carcinoma patients
Kentaro Taniguchi, Taku Iida, Tomohide Hori, Shintaro Yagi, Shinji Uemoto, First Department of Surgery, Mie University School of Medicine, 2-174, Edobashi, Tsu City, Mie Prefecture, 514-8507, Japan
Hiroshi Imai, Taizo Shiraishi, Second Department of Pathology, Mie University School of Medicine, 2-174, Edobashi, Tsu City, Mie Prefecture, 514-8507, Japan
Author contributions: All authors contributed equally to the work.
Correspondence to: Kentaro Taniguchi, First Department of Surgery, Mie University School of Medicine, 2-174, Edobashi, Tsu City, Mie Prefecture, 514-8507, Japan, taniken@clin.medic.mie-u.ac.jp
Telephone: +81-59-2321111 Fax: +81-59-2328095
Received: August 23, 2005
Revised: December 1, 2005
Accepted: December 7, 2005
Published online: April 28, 2006
Revised: December 1, 2005
Accepted: December 7, 2005
Published online: April 28, 2006
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