title: Cholangiocarcinoma and familial adenomatous polyposis.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Nedlands, Australia.
authors.forename: M D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: P D
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: Robbins
authors.forename: G L
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Cullingford
authors.forename: M D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Levitt
mesh_terms: 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