Abstract
Fatal peripheral cholangiocarcinoma developed in 2 girls with progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis, ABCB11 mutations, and absent bile salt export pump (BSEP) expression. BSEP deficiency may cause cholangiocarcinoma through bile-composition shifts or bile-acid damage within cells capable of hepatocytic/cholangiocytic differentiation. This observation suggests the need for hepatobiliary-malignancy surveillance and early consideration for liver transplantation.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 556-559 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Journal of Pediatrics |
Volume | 150 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - May 2007 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health