title: [Jaundice secondary to a metastasis of a malignant melanoma at the level of the common bile duct].
abstract: A patient presenting with a malignant melanoma of the skin developed obstructive jaundice. Ultrasound examination of the upper abdomen revealed dilated bile ducts and the presence of a solid mass at the hilum level. There was no evidence of biliary lithiasis. The intraluminal location of the mass was confirmed by endoscopic cholangiography. Laparoscopy disclosed a 2 cm mass within the wall of the common bile duct. Pathological diagnosis was common bile duct wall metastasis from malignant melanoma.
authors.affiliation: Service de Radiodiagnostic, Institut Bordet, Bruxelles, Belgique.
authors.forename: J N
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Parquier
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Peetrons
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Liénard
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Maisonnier
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Jeanmart
mesh_terms: D002760:Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde; D002779:Cholestasis / Q000209:etiology*; D003138:Common Bile Duct Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008545:Melanoma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary*; D008875:Middle Aged; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D014463:Ultrasonography
vernacular_title: Ictère secondaire à une métastase de mélanome malin au niveau de la voie biliaire principale.