Carcinoid tumor of common hepatic duct.
Primary carcinoid tumors of the biliary tract are extremely rare. We report a 36-year-old woman with recurrent acute cholangitis who was diagnosed to have a carcinoid in the common hepatic duct, with enlarged local nodes. She underwent local resection. I-131 metaiodobenzyl guanidine (MIBG) scanning postoperatively showed no uptake in the tumor bed.
Department of Surgery Unit I, Christian Medical College and Hospital, Vellore. sur1@cmcvellore.ac.in
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D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D001650:Bile Duct Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D002276:Carcinoid Tumor / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D002761:Cholangitis / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006500:Hepatic Duct, Common; D006801:Humans; D012008:Recurrence