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An abnormal pancreatico‐choledocho‐ductal junction in cases of biliary tract carcinoma
Author(s) -
Suda Koichi,
Miyano Takeshi,
Konuma Ichiro,
Matsumoto Michio
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/1097-0142(19831201)52:11<2086::aid-cncr2820521120>3.0.co;2-3
Subject(s) - medicine , biliary tract , carcinoma , gallbladder , common bile duct , bile duct , duodenum , gastroenterology , pancreatic juice , pancreatic carcinoma , pancreatic duct , common duct , pancreas , pathology , pancreatic cancer , cancer
A histopathologic study on how the common bile duct and main pancreatic duct open into the duodenum was performed on 72 autopsied cases of biliary tract carcinoma. Type IIIb which was considered to be an abnormal pancreatico–choledocho–ductal junction was identified in 8 of 34 cases in common bile duct carcinoma and in 4 of 24 cases in gallbladder carcinoma, while none of the control cases belonging to Type IIIb. In cases of Type IIIb, reflux of pancreatic juice may occur into the bile duct and produce the repeated inflammation on the biliary tract. Therefore, the abnormal pancreatico‐choledocho‐ductal junction was suggested to be one of the pathogenic factors which cause biliary tract carcinoma. Cancer 52:2086‐2088, 1983.