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Ureteropelvic junction obstruction caused by metastatic cholangiocarcinoma

Int. braz. j. urol; 45 (6), 2019
ABSTRACT We describe the rare case of a 61-year-old female with right ureteropelvic junction (UPJ) obstruction caused by metastatic cholangiocarcinoma. Her past medical history was notable for cholangiocarcinoma treated with neoadjuvant chemoradiation and two orthotopic liver transplants six years earlie...

TGF-β1 expression is associated with invasion and metastasis of intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma

Biol. Res; 48 (), 2015
BACKGROUND: Transforming growth factor (TGF)-β is involved in many physiologic processes, it often promotes metastasis, and its high expression is correlated with poor prognosis. In the present study, we analyzed the correlation between transforming growth factor beta 1 (TGF-β1) expression and prognosi...