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World J Gastroenterol. Feb 14, 2015; 21(6): 1989-1993
Published online Feb 14, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i6.1989
Rapidly aggravated skeletal muscle metastases from an intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma
Jiyoung Lee, Sung Wook Lee, Sang Young Han, Yang Hyun Baek, Su Young Kim, Hyo In Rhyou
Jiyoung Lee, Sung Wook Lee, Sang Young Han, Yang Hyun Baek, Su Young Kim, Hyo In Rhyou, Department of internal medicine, Dong-A University, College of Medicine, Busan 602-715, South Korea
Author contributions: Lee J and Lee SW designed the research; Lee J and Kim SY collected the patient's clinical data; Han SY and Baek YH analyzed the data; Lee J and Rhyou HI wrote the paper.
Supported by Dong-A University Hospital, Pusan, South Korea.
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Correspondence to: Sung Wook Lee, MD, Department of internal medicine, Dong-A University, College of Medicine, 26 Daeshingongwonro, Seo-Gu, Busan 602-715, South Korea. sunglee@dau.ac.kr
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Received: June 26, 2014
Peer-review started: June 26, 2014
First decision: August 6, 2014
Revised: September 11, 2014
Accepted: October 14, 2014
Article in press: October 15, 2014
Published online: February 14, 2015
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Core Tip

Core tip: The case presented with multiple skeletal muscle metastases from an intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma which only 5 cases have been reported so far.