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World J Gastroenterol. Feb 7, 2009; 15(5): 615-621
Published online Feb 7, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.615
Published online Feb 7, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.615
Primary localized malignant biphasic mesothelioma of the liver in a patient with asbestosis
Motoko Sasaki, Keita Itatsu, Yasuni Nakanuma, Department of Human Pathology, Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medicine, Kanazawa 920-8640, Japan
Ichiro Araki, Department of Internal Medicine, Asanogawa General Hospital, Kanazawa 920-8621, Japan
Toshiaki Yasui, Department of Surgery, Asanogawa General Hospital, Kanazawa 920-8621, Japan
Masaru Kinoshita, Hanazono Medical Office, Kanazawa 920-0293, Japan
Takayuki Nojima, Department of Pathology, Kanazawa Medical University, Ishikawa 920-0293, Japan
Author contributions: Araki I, Yasui T and Kinoshita M performed the patient’s care and the operations; Itatsu K, Nojima T and Nakanuma Y were the consultants overseeing the radiological and histopathological findings; Sasaki M wrote the manuscript.
Correspondence to: Yasuni Nakanuma, MD, Department of Human Pathology, Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medicine, Kanazawa 920-8640, Japan. pbcpsc@kenroku.kanazawa-u.ac.jp
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Received: October 9, 2008
Revised: November 19, 2008
Accepted: November 26, 2008
Published online: February 7, 2009
Revised: November 19, 2008
Accepted: November 26, 2008
Published online: February 7, 2009
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