Case Report
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World J Gastroenterol. Nov 21, 2012; 18(43): 6324-6327
Published online Nov 21, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i43.6324
Granular cell tumor of the common bile duct: A Japanese case
Junko Saito, Michiko Kitagawa, Hiroshi Kusanagi, Nobuyasu Kano, Eiji Ishii, So Nakaji, Nobuto Hirata, Kazuei Hoshi
Junko Saito, Department of Gastroenterology, Chikamori Hospital, Kochi 780-8522, Japan
Michiko Kitagawa, Hiroshi Kusanagi, Nobuyasu Kano, Department of Surgery, Kameda Medical Center, Kamogawa 296-8602, Japan
Eiji Ishii, So Nakaji, Nobuto Hirata, Department of Gastroenterology, Kameda Medical Center, Kamogawa 296-8602, Japan
Kazuei Hoshi, Department of Pathology, Kameda Medical Center, Kamogawa 296-8602, Japan
Author contributions: Saito J designed and wrote the manuscript; Kitagawa M, Kusanagi H and Kano N conducted surgery; Ishii E, Nakaji S and Hirata N were involved in the clinical management of the case; Hoshi K provided pathological assessment and diagnosis.
Correspondence to: Junko Saito, MD, Department of Gastroenterology, Chikamori Hospital, 1-16 Okawasuji-1 Chome, Kochi 780-8522, Japan. jun_sai.729@w2.dion.ne.jp
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Received: June 12, 2012
Revised: August 22, 2012
Accepted: August 25, 2012
Published online: November 21, 2012
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