Internal Medicine
Open Access
ISSN: 2165-8048
ISSN: 2165-8048
Department of Gastroenterology, Faculty of Medicine, Oita University, Oita, Japan
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Characteristic peroral cholangioscopy findings in bile duct tumor thrombus of hepatocellular carcinoma
Author(s): Keisuke Kinoshita*, Kazuhisa Okamoto, Masaaki Kodama and Kazunari Murakami
Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC) rarely forms tumor thrombus within the bile duct. In such cases, differentiation from intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma is difficult, and the tumor is often showed as a smooth, yellowish-white, polypoid tumor with neovascularization within the bile duct. HCC forming bile duct tumor thrombus can mimic various tumors. Furthermore, early multidisciplinary patient evaluation is very crucial for obtaining an accurate diagnosis of HCC forming bile duct tumor thrombus. This review report describes characteristic Peroral Cholangioscopy (POCS) findings in bile duct tumor thrombus of HCC... View More»