Bile Duct Tumor as the Presenting Manifestation of Colon Cancer: A Case Report

Painless obstructive jaundice is a well-recognized clinical sign of hepatocellular pathology or obstruction of the biliary system. Bile duct tumors are a known etiology of painless obstructive jaundice. Here, we present a case of obstructive jaundice, which was initially thought be caused by cholang...

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Published inCurēus (Palo Alto, CA) Vol. 15; no. 10
Main Authors Mills, Krystal, Joseph, Allan, Abioye, Adedayo, Nguyen, Phuong, Beazer, Jabez, Amadi, Chima, Bilal, Muhammad, Pantangi, Pramod
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Palo Alto Cureus Inc 02.10.2023
Cureus
Subjects
Bile ducts
Biopsy
Case reports
Cholangiocarcinoma
Colonoscopy
Colorectal cancer
Endoscopy
Gastroenterology
Histology
Internal Medicine
Liver
Medicine
Metastasis
Oncology
Patients
Stains & staining
Tumors
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Summary:Painless obstructive jaundice is a well-recognized clinical sign of hepatocellular pathology or obstruction of the biliary system. Bile duct tumors are a known etiology of painless obstructive jaundice. Here, we present a case of obstructive jaundice, which was initially thought be caused by cholangiocarcinoma based on computerized tomography imaging and endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography but was later found to be hilar metastasis from an undiscovered colon cancer.
ISSN:2168-8184
2168-8184
DOI:10.7759/cureus.46378