Carcinoid tumor of the hepatic duct presenting as a Klatskin tumor in an adolescent and review of world literature

Carlos Chan, Heriberto Medina-Franco, Walter Bell, Andrey Lazenby, Selwyn M. Vickers

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Abstract

This is a case presentation of a 14-year-old boy with the radiological diagnosis of cholangiocarcinoma occluding the hepatic duct bifurcation. His only symptom at presentation was jaundice and further workup confirmed a mass at the porta hepatis. Surgical treatment resulted in a resection of the bifurcation tumor with a final pathological diagnosis of a carcinoid tumor of the hepatic duct bifurcation. To our knowledge, this is only the second case presented of a resected carcinoid tumor in adolescence. In this communique we present the above case and review of the world literature of biliary neuroendocrine tumors.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)519-521
Number of pages3
JournalHepato-Gastroenterology
Volume47
Issue number32
StatePublished - 2000
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Bile duct
  • Carcinoid tumor

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Hepatology
  • Gastroenterology

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