Histomorphological Characteristics of Cholangiocellular Carcinomas in Northeast Thailand, Where a Region Infection with the Liver Fluke, Opisthorchis viverrini is Endemic

• Main Authors: Tomoyuki Shirai, Chawalit Pairojkul, Kumiko Ogawa, Hatsumi Naito, Witaya Thamavit, Watcharabhong Bhudhisawat, Nobuyuki Ito
• Other Authors: Neurosurgery City University
• Format: Article
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Medicine
• Online Access: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/22495
• Institution: Mahidol University

Northeast Thailand has a very high incidence rate of intrahepatic biliary tumors which is believed to closely related to infestation with the liver fluke, Opisthorchis viverrini. This study was conducted to ascertain whether there are any phenotypic differences in such tumors between northeast Thail...