Isolated brain metastasis in cholangiocarcinoma: a case report and review of literature.
Cholangiocarcinoma is a rare malignancyinvolvingthe epithelium of the intrahepatic and extrahepatic bile ducts associated with high mortality usually from systemic recurrence. Isolated brain metastases occur rarely in this malignancy. We found three previous reports on this subject in our review of literature which had a varied presentation. We present the case report of a patient presenting with an isolated brain metastases and we present a review of the literature concerning this diagnosis.
Kent J
KJ
Kilbourn
Joseph
J
Aferzon
Mohanakrishnan
M
Menon
D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001650:Bile Duct Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D001653:Bile Ducts, Intrahepatic / Q000473:pathology*; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary*; D018281:Cholangiocarcinoma / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male