title: Colon carcinoma metastasis to the intrapancreatic tract of the common biliary duct: a first case report.
abstract: Jaundice, a common feature of advanced colon cancer, is usually due to liver parenchyma metastasis, but it can sometimes be caused by extrahepatic biliary obstruction. This rare event is related to metastasis to the lymph nodes placed behind the duodenum, along the choledochus or the vena porta, extrinsically compressing the common duct. Stenosis of the common bile duct secondary to parietal metastatic involvement is extremely rare. We report on a case of colon carcinoma metastasis to the intrapancreatic tract of the common bile duct, with a review of the literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, S. Maria del Carmine Hospital, Rovereto, Italy. luca.morelli@apss.tn.it
authors.forename: Luca
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Morelli
authors.forename: Rosario
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Faraci
authors.forename: Irene
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Piscioli
authors.forename: Teresa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Pusiol
authors.forename: Franca
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Del Nonno
authors.forename: Stefano
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Licci
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001650:Bile Duct Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000378:metabolism / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D000071616:CDX2 Transcription Factor; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D018398:Homeodomain Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D007633:Keratins / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D000071616:CDX2 Transcription Factor; C491270:CDX2 protein, human; D018398:Homeodomain Proteins; D007633:Keratins