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Squamous cell carcinoma of the proximal bile duct — A case report
Author(s) -
Aranha Gerard V.,
Reyes Cesar V.,
Greenlee H. B.,
Field Timothy,
Brosnan Joseph
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
journal of surgical oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.201
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1096-9098
pISSN - 0022-4790
DOI - 10.1002/jso.2930150106
Subject(s) - medicine , jaundice , hilum (anatomy) , bile duct carcinoma , abdominal pain , surgery , metastasis , radiation therapy , palliative therapy , common hepatic duct , basal cell , vomiting , lesion , carcinoma , bile duct , epigastric pain , radiology , general surgery , cancer , chemotherapy
A 56‐year‐old white male with abdominal pain, vomiting, and jaundice was found on exploration to have squamous cell carcinoma of the hepatic ducts with metastasis to the liver. He was treated with palliative procedure consisting of dilation of tumor and placement of T‐tube past the lesion. After recovering from surgery, patient was begun on radiation therapy to the liver and hilum, but his postoperative course was of progressive liver failure. This first necessitated cessation of radiation therapy and finally ended with the death of the patient three months after diagnosis.