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Bile Duct Hamartoma Mimicking Liver Metastasis in Suspected Porcelain Gallbladder: a Case Report

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    Gautham Krishnamurthy, Harjeet Singh, Sravya Deepika Ganti & Ganga Ram Verma

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Krishnamurthy, G., Singh, H., Ganti, S.D. et al. Bile Duct Hamartoma Mimicking Liver Metastasis in Suspected Porcelain Gallbladder: a Case Report. J Gastrointest Canc 50, 1022–1025 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12029-018-00198-2

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