title: Carcinoma of the extrahepatic bile duct.
abstract: We present a case of a 70-year old American Indian who had a previous cholecystectomy for symptomatic cholelithiasis and who presented, one year later, with progressive painless jaundice and a dilated common bile duct. Work-up revealed an adenocarcinoma of the extrahepatic bile duct. In this article we discuss the common presentation, work-up, and treatment of carcinoma of the bile ducts.
authors.affiliation: Sioux Falls VA.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Rezkalla
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Luther
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Schafer
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D000368:Aged; D001650:Bile Duct Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D017734:Bile Ducts, Extrahepatic; D002763:Cholecystectomy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male