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Klatskin tumor

A Klatskin tumor is a cholangiocarcinoma(cancerof the biliary tree) occurring at the confluenceof the right and left intrahepatic bile ducts.

Reference

KLATSKIN G. Adenocarcinoma of the hepatic duct at its bifurcation within the porta hepatis. An unusual tumor with distinctive clinical and pathological features. Am J Med 1965;38:241-56. PMID 14256720

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