Carcinoid tumor of the extrahepatic bile ducts: Sonographic, cholangiographic, and MDCT features
✍ Scribed by Juan Carlos Baez; Hope E. Peters; Walter Chan; Jonathan Glickman; Koenraad J. Mortelé
- Book ID
- 116441934
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 608 KB
- Volume
- 73
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1571-4675
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arcinoid tumors arise from embryonic neural C crest cells that migrate to sites along the digestive and respiratory tract. Although primary carcinoids of the extrahepatic biliary tract are rare, thirteen cases (excluding ampullary tumors) have been reported.
## BACKGROUND. Carcinoid tumors of the extrahepatic bile duct are rare and account for 0.2-2% of all gastrointestinal carcinoids. Similar to other tumors of the bile duct, these lesions are difficult to diagnose preoperatively and nearly impossible to distinguish from cholangiocarcinoma. ## METHOD
Background and Objectives: This study aims to clarify clinicopathologic characteristics of synchronous primaries of the extrahepatic bile duct and gallbladder. Understanding multiplicity and its histologic confirmation is an important step for successful surgical management. Methods: Of the 190 case