A Case of Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Common Bile Duct / 대한소화기내시경학회지
Korean Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
;
: 486-490, 1999.
Article
in Korean
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-153518
ABSTRACT
A 57-year-old female with jaundice and right upper quadrant abdominal pain, was found on exploration to have squamous cell carcinoma of the common bile duct. Squamous cell carcinoma of the common bile duct is a very rare tumor, simulating adenocarcinoma in its clinical presentation and aggressiveness. Although no consistent causative factors for this tumor has been demonstrated, it has been theorized that the normal columnar epithelium of the bile duct under the influence of an inflammatory stimulus, can develop into squamous epithelium with the ongoing process leading to squamous metaplasia, and eventually carcinoma. Cholelithiasis has been implicated as a cause for bile duct cancer, which was manifested in this patient. The prognosis of this carcinoma was grave, despite all forms of surgical and medical management. A case of squamous cell carcinoma of the common bile duct is reported with a review of relevant literature.
Full text:
Available
Index:
WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Prognosis
/
Bile Duct Neoplasms
/
Bile Ducts
/
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell
/
Adenocarcinoma
/
Cholelithiasis
/
Abdominal Pain
/
Common Bile Duct
/
Epithelium
/
Jaundice
Type of study:
Prognostic study
Limits:
Female
/
Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Korean Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Year:
1999
Type:
Article
Similar
MEDLINE
...
LILACS
LIS