The authors report a case of primary mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the liver in a 66-year-old woman. Electron microscopy findings suggest an origin from the biliary epithelium as well as cholangiocarcinoma, which clinical and prognostic features are similar to those of mucoepidermoid carcinoma.
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