The Klatskin Tumor That Wasn't: An Unusual Presentation of Sarcoidosis | Zendy

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The Klatskin Tumor That Wasn't: An Unusual Presentation of Sarcoidosis

Author(s) -

Priya D. Farooq,

Darryn Potosky

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

acg case reports journal

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.112

H-Index - 4

ISSN - 2326-3253

DOI - 10.14309/crj.2016.114

Subject(s) - medicine , sarcoidosis , presentation (obstetrics) , endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography , klatskin tumor , infiltration (hvac) , dermatology , pathology , radiology , gastroenterology , surgery , pancreatitis , physics , resection , thermodynamics

We present the case of a patient who presented with signs and symptoms associated with a Klatskin tumor. After endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) and biopsy, she was found instead to have granulomatous infiltration of the extrahepatic biliary tree consistent with biliary sarcoidosis. The patient was treated successfully with systemic corticosteroids and azathioprine. She later developed cutaneous, lymphatic, and pulmonary granulomatous disease. Isolated biliary disease is a rare initial presentation of systemic sarcoidosis.

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