title: Primary melanoma of the common bile duct.
abstract: We have described what we believe is the first reported case of primary melanoma of the common bile duct. The presenting sign was obstructive jaundice. An extensive evaluation for another primary source was unrevealing. Despite a Whipple procedure, the patient's condition deteriorated rapidly.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University of Louisville School of Medicine, KY 40292.
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Wright
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Brewer
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003138:Common Bile Duct Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008545:Melanoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology