Carcinoid Tumor of the Extrahepatic Bile Duct: A Case Report and Review of the Literature.
- Author:
Jae Seung YUN
1
;
Woo Chul CHUNG
;
Yong Sung WON
;
Ju Won CHYUNG
;
Jin Dong KIM
;
Jung Rok LEE
;
Chang Nyol PAIK
;
Kang Moon LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, The Catholic Uuniversity of Korea, Seoul, Korea. jwchulkr@yahoo.co.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Carcinoid tumor;
Common bile duct
- MeSH:
Adult;
Ampulla of Vater;
Bile;
Bile Ducts;
Bile Ducts, Extrahepatic;
Bile Ducts, Intrahepatic;
Biopsy;
Carcinoid Tumor;
Common Bile Duct;
Dilatation;
Gallbladder;
Humans;
Hypogonadism;
Mitochondrial Diseases;
Ophthalmoplegia;
Pancreaticoduodenectomy;
Polyenes;
Pylorus
- From:Korean Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
2008;36(2):117-121
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
A carcinoid tumor of the bile duct represents between 0.2 and 2% of all gastrointestinal carcinoids, most of which are located in the gallbladder or in the ampulla of Vater. A carcinoid tumor of the extrahepatic bile duct is extremely rare. A 43-year-old man presented with epigastric discomfort for several months. An abdominal ultrasound revealed a mass of the common bile duct. An endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatographic (ERCP) examination showed a 1.5 cm sized filling defect in the distal common bile duct and marked dilatation of the common bile duct and intrahepatic bile ducts. A 7 F endoprosthesis was put in place during the examination. The histological finding following an intralesional biopsy was a carcinoid tumor. We performed a pylorus preserving pancreaticoduodenectomy. The final pathological diagnosis was a well-differentiated carcinoid tumor of a malignant nature.
