Metastatic Cholangiocarcinoma Presenting as Colonic Obstruction

Cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) is a biliary epithelial cancer conferring a grim prognosis. Metastatic recurrence of CCA is often discovered because of symptoms stemming from the site of metastasis. It is rarely reported that colonic obstruction serves as the presenting symptom of disease recurrence. We re...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published inACG case reports journal Vol. 10; no. 12; p. e01238
Main Authors Protopapadakis, Yianni, Lamm, Kevin, Baber, Joseph
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Wolters Kluwer 01.12.2023
Subjects
Case Report
Colon
colonic obstruction
metastatic cholangiocarcinoma
colonic stenting
cholangiocarcinoma
Online AccessGet full text

Cover

More Information
Summary:Cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) is a biliary epithelial cancer conferring a grim prognosis. Metastatic recurrence of CCA is often discovered because of symptoms stemming from the site of metastasis. It is rarely reported that colonic obstruction serves as the presenting symptom of disease recurrence. We report the unusual discovery of malignant colonic obstruction because of metastatic CCA. Our report highlights the benefit of minimally invasive colonic stenting for palliation yielding immediate relief of pain while avoiding untoward sequelae from high-risk surgical intervention.
ISSN:2326-3253
2326-3253
DOI:10.14309/crj.0000000000001238