title: Uterine cancer presenting as obstructive jaundice.
abstract: Obstructive jaundice as an initial manifestation of uterine cancer is extremely rare. We present a case of a 72-year-old female who presented with obstructive jaundice, supposedly for pancreatic cancer. After detailed diagnostic investigation, the cause of the jaundice was attributed to a metastatic compression of the common bile duct, from the primary neoplasm of the uterus. This case highlights the importance of including uterine cancer in the differential diagnosis of woman presenting with obstructive jaundice, even though it is very rare.
authors.affiliation: Department of General and Trauma Surgery, Hospital das Clínicas, School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Valdano
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Manuel
authors.affiliation: Department of General and Trauma Surgery, Hospital das Clínicas, School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Eserval
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Rocha
authors.affiliation: Department of General and Trauma Surgery, Hospital das Clínicas, School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Giovana
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Fortini
authors.affiliation: Department of General and Trauma Surgery, Hospital das Clínicas, School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Zeida
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Pascoal
authors.affiliation: Department of General and Trauma Surgery, Hospital das Clínicas, School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Renata
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Netto
authors.affiliation: Department of General and Trauma Surgery, Hospital das Clínicas, School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Lenira
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Rengel
authors.affiliation: Department of General and Trauma Surgery, Hospital das Clínicas, School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Claudio
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Birolini
authors.affiliation: Department of General and Trauma Surgery, Hospital das Clínicas, School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Edivaldo Massazo
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Utiyama
keywords: bile ducts; obstructive jaundice; pancreatic metastasis; uterine cancer