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Carcinoid tumor of the extrahepatic bile duct: report of a case

Clinical Journal of Gastroenterology volume 6, pages 177–187 (2013)Cite this article

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We report a rare case of carcinoid tumor of the extrahepatic bile duct. A 69-year-old woman with a history of hyperthyroidism was diagnosed to have a tumor of the extrahepatic bile duct. Laparotomy, for presumed cholangiocarcinoma, revealed a 2.5-cm-long, firm mass of the hilar-upper bile duct. The extrahepatic bile duct resection and lymphadenectomy was performed. Her postoperative course was uneventful and has been asymptomatic without recurrent tumor during 2 years of follow-up. Primary carcinoid tumors of the extrahepatic bile duct are very rare. Herein we report this rare case with a review of the literature

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    Takeo Yasuda, Masako Takemoto, Mitsuo Yamasaki, Hajime Ishikawa, Takuya Nakai & Yoshifumi Takeyama

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Yasuda, T., Imai, G., Takemoto, M. et al. Carcinoid tumor of the extrahepatic bile duct: report of a case. Clin J Gastroenterol 6, 177–187 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12328-013-0373-2

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