Schwannoma of the biliary tract resembling cholangiocarcinoma: A case report and review

Schwannomas are benign tumours derived from Schwann cells and are extremely rare in the biliary tract. We present the case of a 62-year-old patient with a common bile duct schwannoma that resembled a cholangiocarcinoma. We also review all 17 previously published cases of schwannoma of the biliary tr...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England 2016-09, Vol.98 (7), p.e143-e146
Hauptverfasser:	Marin Campos, C, Garcia Sanz, I, Muñoz de Nova, J L, Valdés de Anca, A, Martín Pérez, M E
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Abdomen Antigens Bile Bile Duct Neoplasms - diagnosis Bile Duct Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging Bile Duct Neoplasms - pathology Biliary Tract Neoplasms - diagnosis Biliary Tract Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging Biliary Tract Neoplasms - pathology Biliary Tract Neoplasms - surgery Case reports Cholangiocarcinoma - diagnosis Cholangiocarcinoma - diagnostic imaging Cholangiocarcinoma - pathology Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde Diagnosis, Differential Family medical history Humans Male Medical diagnosis Medical imaging Middle Aged Neurilemmoma - diagnosis Neurilemmoma - diagnostic imaging Neurilemmoma - pathology Neurilemmoma - surgery Online Case Report Pain Tumors Ultrasonic imaging
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Zusammenfassung:	Schwannomas are benign tumours derived from Schwann cells and are extremely rare in the biliary tract. We present the case of a 62-year-old patient with a common bile duct schwannoma that resembled a cholangiocarcinoma. We also review all 17 previously published cases of schwannoma of the biliary tract and discuss the challenges of preoperative diagnosis.
ISSN:	0035-8843 1478-7083
DOI:	10.1308/rcsann.2016.0189