Obstructive jaundice caused by hepatocellular carcinoma: detection by endoscopic sonography. |
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| Authors: | Y C Lee H P Wang S P Huang Y T Chang C T Wu C S Yang M S Wu J T Lin |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, 1, Jen-Ai Road, Taipei, Taiwan. |
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| Abstract: | ![]()
Tumor thrombus in the extrahepatic biliary tree is a rare mechanism of obstructive jaundice. We present a patient with a minute hepatocellular carcinoma in the caudate lobe that invaded the common hepatic duct and caused biliary obstruction. Endoscopic sonography showed a tumor thrombus with central echogenicity and a "nodule-in-nodule" pattern and suggested the correct diagnosis. |
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| Keywords: | hepatocellular carcinoma common bile duct biliary ducts endoscopic ultrasonography |
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