## Abstract Tumor thrombus in the extrahepatic biliary tree is a rare mechanism of obstructive jaundice. We present a patient with a minute hepatocellular carcinoma in the caudate lobe that invaded the common hepatic duct and caused biliary obstruction. Endoscopic sonography showed a tumor thrombus
Hepatocellular carcinoma causing obstructive jaundice
β Scribed by Dr. Deba P. Sarma; Thomas G. Weilbaecher; Erico M. Deipairine
- Book ID
- 102924078
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1987
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 690 KB
- Volume
- 34
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0022-4790
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