Hepatoma presenting as extrahepatic biliary obstruction due to hemobilia

A case of hepatoma presenting as extrahepatic biliary obstruction due to hemobilia is reported. The patient, a 49-year-old woman, developed jaundice of the obstructive type after a history of B-viral hepatitis. On laparotomy, the liver revealed macronodular cirrhosis without any noticeable mass. A 4...

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Published inYonsei medical journal Vol. 30; no. 4; pp. 383 - 386
Main Authors Rhoe, B S, Kim, H, Jin, S Y, Jang, W I
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Korea (South) 01.12.1989
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Biopsy
Carcinoma, Hepatocellular - complications
Carcinoma, Hepatocellular - pathology
Carcinoma, Hepatocellular - surgery
Cholestasis, Extrahepatic - etiology
Cholestasis, Extrahepatic - pathology
Common Bile Duct - pathology
Female
Hemobilia - complications
Humans
Liver Cirrhosis - diagnosis
Liver Neoplasms
Middle Aged
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Summary:A case of hepatoma presenting as extrahepatic biliary obstruction due to hemobilia is reported. The patient, a 49-year-old woman, developed jaundice of the obstructive type after a history of B-viral hepatitis. On laparotomy, the liver revealed macronodular cirrhosis without any noticeable mass. A 4-cm sized friable tissue and blood clots were identified within the distended left hepatic duct. Pathologic examination of this tissue confirmed the diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma extended in the hepatic duct.
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ISSN:0513-5796
DOI:10.3349/ymj.1989.30.4.383