Common bile duct obstruction by hepatoma.
Two cases of hepatoma are presented in which the clinical manifestations of biliary obstruction resulted from growth of hepatoma into the extrahepatic bile duct. Recognition of such a manifestation of the hepatoma may allow for surgical extirpation of the tumor combined with radiation therapy, which may result in long survival.
D000328:Adult; D001650:Bile Duct Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D002779:Cholestasis / Q000209:etiology*; D003135:Common Bile Duct; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged