Studying The Malignancy Of Tumors Causing Stricture Of Bile Duct

Main Category: GastroIntestinal / Gastroenterology
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Article Date: 25 Feb 2008 - 3:00 PDT

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The benign biliary tract tumor is rarely found in clinical practice. One case of bile duct adenomyoma was recently reported in the January 28 issue of the World Journal of Gastroenterology. This paper cited studies on how to differentiate it pre-operatively, and may be helpful to surgeons and beneficial to patients.

The paper described a patient who presented to Dr. Gui-Ming Shu of Tianjin Third Central Hospital, affiliated to Tianjin Medical University, China, in 2005. The patient presented with yellow skin and sclera and complained of itching for two months. He suffered from anorexia and occasional nausea. Tea colored urine, yellowish white feces and weight loss of 2.5 kg were found. Nothing special was found in the physical examination except the yellowish skin and sclera. Then Computerized Tomography (CT), Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (MRCP), ultrasonography and blood biochemistry examinations were performed, presenting a suspected tumor of the distal bile duct. Later, the patient was treated successfully by pancreaticoduodenectomy. Histologically, the tumor was adenomyoma, a seldom found benign disease of the bile duct. The patient has been well without any evidence of recurrence for 12 months since his operation.

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Article adapted by Medical News Today from original press release.
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Reference: Shu GM, Wang YJ, Du Z, Li DY, Liu CL. Bile tract adenomyoma: A case report. World J Gastroenterol 2008 January 28; 14(4): 647-650 http://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/14/647.asp

Correspondence to: Gui-Ming Shu, Tianjin Third Central Hospital, Tianjin Medical University, 83, Jintang Rd, Hedong District, Tianjin 300170, China

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Source: Jing Zhu
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