Korean Journal of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery  2007;11(3):72-75

A Case of Carcinoid Tumor of the Common Bile Duct.

Ki Su HAN 1 ; Byung Hun YIM ; Ki Hyun KIM ; Do Hyoung KIM ; Yong Sung WON ; Ji Han JUNG

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Keywords

Carcinoid Tumor; Common Bile Duct

Country

Republic of Korea

Language

Korean

Abstract

Carcinoid tumors arising in the extrahepatic bile duct are very rare, accounting for only 0.2%~2% of all gastrointestinal carcinoid tumord. We experienced one case of a carcinoid tumor in the common bile duct. A 43-years-old man was unexpectedly found to have a carcinoid tumor of the common bile duct. This patient had no obstructive jaundice, yet we thought that this tumor was a clinically malignant tumor, so we performed pylorus preserving pancreatoduodenectomy. Pathologically, an ill-demarcated mass that measured 1.5x1.5cm in size had invaded into the pancreas. Immunohistochemically, the mass was founded to be chromogranin, synaptophysin and CD56 positive. The patient who underwent curative resection is alive and disease-free at time of this publication. This report also reviews the relevant literature on carcinoid tumors in the common bile duct.