title: [Liver metastases from colonic adenocarcinoma simulating cholangiocarcinoma].
abstract: Macroscopic intrabiliary growth of liver metastases from colonic adenocarcinoma mimicking cholangiocarcinoma, a pattern of intrahepatic spread easily confused with primary neoplasia of the biliary tract, is extremely infrequent. Resection of liver metastases has a better prognosis than that of primary neoplasia of the biliary tract. We report a case of metastasis from adenocarcinoma of the colon that presented as a Klatskin tumor. The definitive diagnosis was established by immunostaining.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Cirugía General y del Aparato Digestivo A, La Coruña, España.
authors.forename: José Antonio
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Fraguela Mariña
authors.forename: Celsa
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Fernández Blanco
authors.forename: Leticia
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Alonso Fernández
authors.forename: Luis
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Taboada Filgueira
authors.forename: Olga
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Robles Veiga
authors.forename: Carlos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gómez Freijoso
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000556:secondary*; D001650:Bile Duct Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D018281:Cholangiocarcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D018285:Klatskin Tumor / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000556:secondary*; D008875:Middle Aged