Biliary Tract, and Liver

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Steven M. Strasberg

David C. Linehan

چکیده

Several different types of tumors affect the pancreas, the biliary tree, and the liver. Each year, hundreds of articles are published regarding pancreatic, biliary, and hepatic cancers. Accordingly, this chapter concentrates on essential principles. In particular, it focuses on common malignant tumors, addressing benign tumors and uncommon tumors only insofar as they are important in differential diagnosis. When a patient presents with an apparent cancer of the pancreas, the biliary tree, or the liver, the surgeon must attempt to answer the following three important questions:

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