Human Pathology
Volume 40, Issue 12 , Pages 1706-1714 , December 2009

Metallothionein overexpression and its prognostic relevance in intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma and extrahepatic hilar cholangiocarcinoma (Klatskin tumors)

  • Klaus Jürgen Schmitz, MD

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Pathology and Neuropathology, University Hospital of Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, D-45147 Essen, Germany
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author.
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  • Hauke Lang, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of General and Abdominal Surgery, Johannes Gutenberg University Hospital Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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  • Gernot Kaiser, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, University Hospital of Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany
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  • Jeremias Wohlschlaeger, MD

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Pathology and Neuropathology, University Hospital of Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, D-45147 Essen, Germany
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  • Georgios Charalambos Sotiropoulos, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of General and Abdominal Surgery, Johannes Gutenberg University Hospital Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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  • Hideo Andreas Baba, MD

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Pathology and Neuropathology, University Hospital of Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, D-45147 Essen, Germany
    • Member of the West German Cancer Centre Essen (WTZE).
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  • Bharat Jasani, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, University of Wales College of Medicine, Cardiff, UK
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  • Kurt Werner Schmid, MD

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Pathology and Neuropathology, University Hospital of Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, D-45147 Essen, Germany
    • Member of the West German Cancer Centre Essen (WTZE).

Received 24 November 2008 ,Revised 12 January 2009 ,Accepted 31 January 2009.

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PII: S0046-8177(09)00166-X

doi: 10.1016/j.humpath.2009.01.026

Human Pathology
Volume 40, Issue 12 , Pages 1706-1714 , December 2009