Human Pathology
Volume 37, Issue 3 , Pages 339-344 , March 2006

Multicystic biliary hamartoma: a hitherto undescribed lesion

  • Yoh Zen, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Pathology, Kanazawa University Hospital, Kanazawa 920-8641, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author.
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  • Shintaro Terahata, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, Tonami General Hospital, Tonami 939-1395, Japan
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  • Shiro Miyayama, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Fukui Saiseikai Hospital, Fukui 918-8503, Japan
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  • Takeshi Mitsui, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Fukui Saiseikai Hospital, Fukui 918-8503, Japan
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  • Akira Takehara, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Fukui Saiseikai Hospital, Fukui 918-8503, Japan
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  • Shouji Miura, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Fukui Saiseikai Hospital, Fukui 918-8503, Japan
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  • Koji Nobata, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Tonami General Hospital, Tonami 939-1395, Japan
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  • Azusa Kitao, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Tonami General Hospital, Tonami 939-1395, Japan
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  • Kiyoshi Kakuda, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Tonami General Hospital, Tonami 939-1395, Japan
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  • Kaoru Kiyohara, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Tonami General Hospital, Tonami 939-1395, Japan
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  • Yasuni Nakanuma, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Human Pathology, Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medicine, Kanazawa 920-8640, Japan

Received 21 October 2005 ,Revised 10 November 2005 ,Accepted 14 November 2005.

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doi: 10.1016/j.humpath.2005.11.008

Human Pathology
Volume 37, Issue 3 , Pages 339-344 , March 2006

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