Rare presentation of porcelain gall bladder: carcinoma gall bladder with a large intra-abdominal cystic swelling.

BMJ Case Rep

Department of Surgical Oncology, CSMMU (formerly KGMC), Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.

Published: October 2012

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