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Cholangiographic demonstration of carcinoma of the colon metastatic to the lumen of the common bile duct

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A case of adenocarcinoma of the colon with a secondary lesion in the lumen of the common bile duct shown by transhepatic cholangiography is described. The differential diagnosis includes stones, blood clot, and benign and malignant tumors.

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  1. Department of Radiology, University of Toronto and The Wellesley Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

    Robin R. Gray M.D.

  2. Department of Surgery, University of Toronto and The Wellesley Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

    Robert L. Mackenzie

  3. Department of Family Medicine, University of Toronto and The Wellesley Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

    Kathrine P. Alan

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Gray, R.R., Mackenzie, R.L. & Alan, K.P. Cholangiographic demonstration of carcinoma of the colon metastatic to the lumen of the common bile duct. Gastrointest Radiol 7, 71–72 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01887611

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