Mucinous hamartoma of the biliary dust system causing obstructive jaundice.
A unique case of obstructive jaundice due to a previously undescribed mucus-secreting hamartoma compressing the common bile duct is reported. The obstructing lesion was part of a diffuse hamartoma that originated within the walls of the intrahepatic bile ducts. Gross and microscopic findings are presented.
Laboratory Service, Veterans Administration Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY 11209.
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Jimenez
D001650:Bile Duct Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D002779:Cholestasis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006222:Hamartoma / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged