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Bile Duct Biliary Intraepithelial Neoplasia
A neoplastic, non-invasive lesion that affects the intrahepatic or extrahepatic bile duct epithelium. It is characterized by the presence of atypical epithelial cells with an increased nuclear/cytoplasmic ratio, nuclear hyperchromasia, and loss of nuclear polarity. (NCI Thesaurus)
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