Extrahepatic Biliary Schwannomas: A Case Report.
10.3346/jkms.2007.22.3.549
- Author:
Ji Heon JUNG
1
;
Kwang Ro JOO
;
Myung Jong CHAE
;
Jae Young JANG
;
Sang Gil LEE
;
Seok Ho DONG
;
Hyo Jong KIM
;
Byung Ho KIM
;
Young Woon CHANG
;
Joung Il LEE
;
Rin CHANG
;
Youn Hwa KIM
;
Sang Mock LEE
Author Information
1. Digestive Disease Center, Kyunghee East-West Neo Medical Center, 149 Sangil-dong, Gangdong-gu, Seoul, Korea. krjoo@khu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Schwannomas;
Bile Duct, Extrahepatic;
Calculi, Bile Duct
- MeSH:
Adult;
Bile Ducts/pathology;
Bile Ducts, Extrahepatic/*metabolism/*pathology;
Central Nervous System/pathology;
Cholangiography/methods;
Endoscopy;
Female;
Humans;
Male;
Middle Aged;
Neurilemmoma/*diagnosis/*pathology;
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
- From:Journal of Korean Medical Science
2007;22(3):549-552
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Benign schwannomas arise in neural crest-derived Schwann cells. They can occur almost anywhere in the body, but their most common locations are the central nervous system, extremities, neck, mediastinum, and retroperitoneum. Schwannomas occurring in the biliary tract are extremely rare and mostly present with obstructive jaundice. We recently experienced a case of extrahepatic biliary schwannomas in a 64-yr-old female patient who presented with intra- and extrahepatic bile duct and gallbladder stones during a screening program. To the best of our knowledge, extrahepatic biliary schwannomas associated with bile duct stones have not been reported previously in the literature.
