title: Pleomorphic rhabdomyosarcoma within a choledochal cyst; a rare cause of obstructive jaundice.
abstract: Bile duct cysts are rare and of uncertain origin. Most have been reported in young females of Asian Descent. The long term complication of choledochal cysts includes malignant transformation in the epithelial lining of biliary tree. Histopathologically it is Cholangiocarcinoma in the majority of cases with poor long-term prognosis. However, Rhabdomyosarcoma associated with choledochal cyst in an adult is rarely reported before. The authors report one such case in an adult female patient who presented to us with features of obstructive jaundice.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Shaikh Zayed Federal Post Graduate Medical Institute, Lahore, Pakistan.
authors.forename: Muhammad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tufail
authors.forename: Mian Muhammad
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Rizwan
authors.forename: Haroon Javaid
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Majid
mesh_terms: D001650:Bile Duct Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D015529:Choledochal Cyst / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D041781:Jaundice, Obstructive / Q000209:etiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D012208:Rhabdomyosarcoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery