title: Biliary cystadenoma revealed by obstructive jaundice.
abstract: Biliary cystadenoma is a rare cystic tumour of the liver that can be difficult to differentiate from other types of benign hepatic cysts. We report the case of a 32-year-old woman who presented with obstructive jaundice due to a large cystic lesion of the left hepatic lobe. Resection of the mass revealed a mucinous cystadenoma with protrusion of a pedunculated extension into the left hepatic duct and the common bile duct. We describe the clinical features, the radiological findings, the surgical management and the pathology of this rare entity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Transplantation and Visceral Surgery, University Hospital Geneva, Geneva 14, Switzerland. michel.gonzalez6@gmail.com
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gonzalez
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Majno
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Terraz
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Morel
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Rubbia-Brandt
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Mentha
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001650:Bile Duct Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D018291:Cystadenoma, Mucinous / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D041781:Jaundice, Obstructive / Q000209:etiology*