A case of distal extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma with two positive resection margins

  • Authors:
    • Wayne A. Warner
    • Wesley Ramcharan
    • Dave Harnanan
    • Srikanth Umakanthan
    • Ravi Maharaj
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  • Published online on: September 22, 2016     https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2016.5174
  • Pages: 4075-4079
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Abstract

Cholangiocarcinoma is an uncommon primary malignancy of the biliary tract that is challenging to diagnose and treat effectively due to its relatively silent and late clinical presentation. The present study reports a case of a 60‑year‑old male with distal extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma with a 3‑week history of painless obstructive jaundice symptoms and subjective weight loss. Imaging revealed an obstructing lesion in the common bile duct, just distal to the entrance of the cystic duct. Pathology revealed moderately differentiated cholangiocarcinoma with two positive proximal resection margins. The two positive resection margins presented a challenge during surgery and points to an urgent need for further studies to better illuminate diagnostic and therapeutic options for patients with similar clinicopathological presentation.
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Warner WA, Ramcharan W, Harnanan D, Umakanthan S and Maharaj R: A case of distal extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma with two positive resection margins. Oncol Lett 12: 4075-4079, 2016
APA
Warner, W.A., Ramcharan, W., Harnanan, D., Umakanthan, S., & Maharaj, R. (2016). A case of distal extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma with two positive resection margins. Oncology Letters, 12, 4075-4079. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2016.5174
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Warner, W. A., Ramcharan, W., Harnanan, D., Umakanthan, S., Maharaj, R."A case of distal extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma with two positive resection margins". Oncology Letters 12.5 (2016): 4075-4079.
Chicago
Warner, W. A., Ramcharan, W., Harnanan, D., Umakanthan, S., Maharaj, R."A case of distal extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma with two positive resection margins". Oncology Letters 12, no. 5 (2016): 4075-4079. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2016.5174