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CYSTADENOMA OF THE COMMON BILE‐DUCT WITH MALIGNANT TRANSFORMATION
Author(s) -
Coulter GrantN.,
Baxter JohnN.
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.111
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1445-2197
pISSN - 0004-8682
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1989.tb01566.x
Subject(s) - medicine , choledochal cysts , malignant transformation , cystadenoma , cyst , common bile duct , lesion , general surgery , bile duct , radiology , pathology , surgery , pancreas
A case of cystadenoma of the common bile‐duct with areas of carcinoma in situ in a 61 year old woman is presented. Pre‐operative investigations may confuse this rare tumour with the more common choledochal cyst although this case raises the possibility that this neoplasm may have arisen within a longstanding choledochal cyst. Due to the risk of malignant transformation, complete excision of any cystic lesion of the bile‐duct is recommended.