title: Primary small cell carcinoma of the common bile duct, in which surgical treatment was performed after neoadjuvant chemotherapy: report of a case.
abstract: Primary small cell carcinoma of the hepatobiliary tract is rare. Most cases occur in the gallbladder or in the ampulla of Vater, and such cases in the common bile duct (CBD) are extremely rare. We herein report a case of small cell carcinoma arising in the CBD. In this case, neoadjuvant chemotherapy followed by pylorus-preserving pancreaticoduodenectomy showed an excellent response. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of small cell carcinoma of the CBD in which a radical resection was performed after successful neoadjuvant chemotherapy.
authors: Department of Surgery, Shinnittetsu Muroran General Hospital, 1-45 Chiribetsu-cho, 005-0076 Muroran, Hokkaido, Japan.
authors: Kazuaki
authors: K
authors: Hazama
authors: Yasuhiro
authors: Y
authors: Suzuki
authors: Motoo
authors: M
authors: Takahashi
authors: Yasuhiro
authors: Y
authors: Takahashi
authors: Tatsuya
authors: T
authors: Yoshioka
authors: Shingo
authors: S
authors: Takano
authors: Satoshi
authors: S
authors: Kondoh
authors: Hiroyuki
authors: H
authors: Katoh
mesh_terms: D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D018288:Carcinoma, Small Cell / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D002945:Cisplatin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003138:Common Bile Duct Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005047:Etoposide / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D020360:Neoadjuvant Therapy; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D016577:Pancreaticoduodenectomy / Q000379:methods*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D005047:Etoposide; D002945:Cisplatin