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IMAGE DESCRIPTIONS

refractile material Image

closer view of nice brown refractile granules, present usually within mononuclear cells Image

cholangioca Image

irregular gland forming and lots of desmoplasia Image

BACKGROUND

The half-life of ThO2 is 14 billion years and so Thorotrast is never eliminated -- puts one at risk for cholangiocarcinoma, HCC, and angiosarcoma

Last updated: 2011-07-12
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