Acantholytic squamous cell carcinoma of the gallbladder: Report of a rare case with diagnostic challenges.

Clin Res Hepatol Gastroenterol

Department of Pathology, The First Hospital of Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China. Electronic address:

Published: April 2024

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