Cholangiocarcinoma and familial adenomatous polyposis.
A case of cholangiocarcinoma occurring in a patient with familial adenomatous polyposis--only the fourth such case reported--is presented. Evidence suggests that tumours of the extrahepatic biliary tree may also be an extra-colonic manifestation of familial adenomatous polyposis.
Smith
M D
MD
Department of General Surgery, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Nedlands, Australia.
Robbins
P D
PD
Cullingford
G L
GL
Levitt
M D
MD
D011125:Adenomatous Polyposis Coli / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D000368:Aged; D001650:Bile Duct Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D001653:Bile Ducts, Intrahepatic; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D018281:Cholangiocarcinoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D002760:Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde; D002763:Cholecystectomy; D003082:Colectomy; D003113:Colonoscopy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male