title: Paraganglioma of the common hepatic duct.
abstract: A case of paraganglioma arising in the common hepatic duct is reported. The patient presented with obstructive jaundice. At operation, a soft mass, 5 X 2 X 1.8 cm, was found firmly adherent to the intraluminal surface of the common hepatic duct. At cholecystectomy, exploration of the common hepatic duct was performed and the mass was partially removed. T-tube choledochostomy and operative cholangiography were performed. The final pathological report was paraganglioma of the common hepatic duct. The patient was clinically improved on discharge.
mesh_terms: D001650:Bile Duct Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D002395:Catecholamines / Q000652:urine; D001651:Cholestasis, Extrahepatic / Q000209:etiology; D006500:Hepatic Duct, Common / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010235:Paraganglioma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery
chemical_list: D002395:Catecholamines