title: Primary extrahepatic bile duct carcinoids.
abstract: Biliary tact carcinoids are extremely rare: only ten cases have been reported up to now. The Authors describe a successfully treated carcinoid tumour of the proximal bile duct and review the literature about these rare malignancies. Despite extensive preoperative work-up, including ultrasound, CT scan and ERCP, a definite diagnosis is hardly possible prior to histologic examination of the operative or necropsy specimen. Due to the slow-growing nature and the non-aggressive behaviour of these malignancies, surgical resection followed by biliodigestive anastomosis should be the treatment of choice.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery & Organ Transplantation, University of Naples Federico II School of Medicine, Italy.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Belli
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Rotondano
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: D'Agostino
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Marano
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002276:Carcinoid Tumor / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D002760:Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde; D002763:Cholecystectomy; D003135:Common Bile Duct / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D003138:Common Bile Duct Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography