title: Squamous cell carcinoma of the distal common bile duct.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Squamous cell carcinoma of the biliary tree is rare. Although few cases of squamous cell carcinoma of the intrahepatic bile-duct and gallbladder have been reported, until today, only four cases of squamous cell carcinoma of the extrahepatic bile duct have been reported in the literature.
  
  
  METHODS
  We present a case of squamous cell carcinoma of the distal common bile duct presenting with obstructive jaundice in a 60-year-old male which was successfully managed by a Whipple's pancreaticoduodenectomy.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Squamous cell carcinoma of the distal bile duct without lymph node metastasis can be managed by pancreaticoduodenectomy alone.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Bhopal Memorial Hospital and Research Centre, Bhopal, India.
authors.forename: Ajit
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sewkani
authors.forename: Sorabh
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kapoor
authors.forename: Sandesh
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: Saleem
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Naik
authors.forename: Munish
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Juneja
authors.forename: Aruna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jain
authors.forename: Subodh
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Varshney
mesh_terms: D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D002760:Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde; D002779:Cholestasis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D003138:Common Bile Duct Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D041781:Jaundice, Obstructive / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016577:Pancreaticoduodenectomy