title: Diagnosis and surgical treatment of mucin-producing bile duct tumors.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To summarize the experience of diagnosis and surgical treatment of mucin-producing bile duct tumors (MPBTs).
  
  
  METHODS
  A retrospective analysis was undertaken to determine the radiography characteristics and results of surgical treatment of MPBTs over the past 9 years. Only eight patients underwent such treatment. The detailed data of diagnosis, treatment and prognosis were carefully studied.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Intermittent jaundice was the most frequently clinical manifestation of MPBTs, with unique characteristics on magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (MPCP) when compared with gallbladder carcino-ma, hilar cholangiocarcinoma and distal bile duct can-cer. All the 8 patients with MPBTs received appropriate surgical procedure and were cured.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Appropriate diagnosis and curative hepatectomy for MPBTs made it possible to achieve long-term survival.
authors.affiliation: Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China.
authors.forename: Xin-Wei
authors.initials: XW
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Kui
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Jue
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Xiao-Bo
authors.initials: XB
authors.lastname: Man
authors.forename: Bao-Hua
authors.initials: BH
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Feng
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Shen
authors.forename: Meng-Chao
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Wu
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001650:Bile Duct Neoplasms / Q000737:chemistry / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D017734:Bile Ducts, Extrahepatic / Q000737:chemistry / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D001653:Bile Ducts, Intrahepatic / Q000737:chemistry / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D001662:Biliary Tract Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000401:mortality; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000032:analysis*; D049448:Cholangiopancreatography, Magnetic Resonance; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009077:Mucins / Q000032:analysis*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000601:surgery; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D012086:Reoperation; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor; D009077:Mucins