A woman in her twenties with gallbladder cancer associated with an anomalous union of the pancreaticobiliary duct.
- Author:
Moon Hee SONG
1
;
Mi Young KIM
;
Myung Hwan KIM
;
Sang Soo LEE
;
Dong Wan SEO
;
Sung Koo LEE
;
Sun Young JUN
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea. mhkim@amc.seoul.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Gallbladder cancer;
Anomalous union of pancreaticobiliary duct (AUPBD)
- MeSH:
Adult;
Bile Ducts;
Biliary Tract;
Choledochal Cyst;
Female;
Gallbladder Neoplasms*;
Gallbladder*;
Humans;
Pancreatitis
- From:Korean Journal of Medicine
2004;67(2):199-203
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
An anomalous pancreaticobiliary ductal union is a rare congenital anomaly occurring in the biliary tract. This anomaly has been implicated as a cause of a choledochal cyst, bile duct and gallbladder carcinoma, and recurrent pancreatitis. A case is herein reported of a 29 year-old woman who suffered from advanced gallbladder cancer associated with an anomalous pancreaticobiliary ductal union (AUPBD). We here emphasize the causative role of AUPBD in the development of gallbladder cancer with review of the Korean literatures on gallbladder cancer associated AUPBD.
