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Thorotrast-induced cholangiocarcinoma: case report

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Thorotrast, a contrast medium used extensively before being banned in 1950s, delivers a densely ionizing, high linear energy transfer type of radiation that predisposes to malignancies. We report a case of peripheral cholangiocarcinoma and describe its computed tomographic and magnetic resonance imaging features in a patient who developed it 48 years after exposure to Thorotrast.

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  1. Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, 55 Fruit Street, Boston, MA 02114, USA, , , , , , US

    D. Sahani, S. R. Prasad, P. F. Hahn, P. R. Mueller & S. Saini

  2. Department of Surgical Oncology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, 55 Fruit Street, Boston, MA 02114, USA, , , , , , US

    K. K. Tannabe

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Sahani, D., Prasad, S., Tannabe, K. et al. Thorotrast-induced cholangiocarcinoma: case report. Abdom Imaging 28, 0072–0074 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00261-001-0148-y

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