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 |
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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. |
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ISSN: | 0035-8843 1478-7083 |
DOI: | 10.1308/rcsann.2016.0189 |