Precursors to Cholangiocarcinoma

Figure 2

Histology image of biliary cancer precursors. (a) Intraductal papillary neoplasia of the bile duct (IPNB)—bile duct with papillary architecture of the epithelium and cytological nuclear abnormalities. (b) Biliary mucinous cystic neoplasia (BMCN)—cyst with the epithelium of the mucinous type and variable grade of nuclear abnormalities. Haematoxylin-eosin staining (courtesy of Dr. Jana Maluskova).

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