Biliary cystadenoma of the common bile duct with secondary biliary cirrhosis. Report of a case.
A case of cystadenoma of the common bile duct is described. An erroneous diagnosis made in a young woman caused secondary biliary cirrhosis with fatal outcome. The diagnosis of cirrhosis should never be established without thorough visualization of the entire biliary tract in patients with biochemical or clinical jaundice of unknown origin.
D000328:Adult; D001650:Bile Duct Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D001661:Biliary Tract Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D003537:Cystadenoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D005260:Female; D006500:Hepatic Duct, Common / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008105:Liver Cirrhosis, Biliary / Q000209:etiology*