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The WHO histological classification of tumors of the gallbladder and extrahepatic bile ducts. A commentary on the second edition
Author(s) -
AlboresSaavedra Jorge,
Henson Donald Earl,
Sobin Leslie H.
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/1097-0142(19920715)70:2<410::aid-cncr2820700207>3.0.co;2-r
Subject(s) - medicine , extrahepatic bile ducts , gallbladder , dysplasia , pathology , carcinoma , general surgery , bile duct
The second edition of the WHO Histological Classification of Tumors of the Gallbladder and Extrahepatic Bile Ducts is more comprehensive and detailed than the previous one. Advances in our understanding of dysplasia, carcinoma in situ, various lines of differentiation among the carcinomas, and the recognition of a variety of tumor‐like lesions have resulted in more than three times as many entities in the current classification as in the previous one. The new edition should facilitate pathologic, epidemiologic, and therapeutic comparisons. Cancer 1992; 70:410–414.