Korean Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy 1999;19(3): 486-490.
총담관의 편평상피세포암 1 예 ( A Case of Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Common Bile Duct )
강성진, 우용안, 홍건영, 유성식, 박종서, 강명원, 임연근, 여향순, 박홍배, 김경수 (Sung Jin Kang, Yong An Woo, Gun Young Hong, Sung Sik Ryu, Jong Seo Park, Myung Won Kang, Yeun Keun Lim, Hyang Soon Yeo, Hong Bae Park and Kyung Soo Kim)
Abstract
A 57-year-old female with jaundice and right upper quadrant abdominal pain, was found on exploration to have squamous cell carcinoma of the common bile duct. Squamous cell carcinoma of the common bile duct is a very rare tumor, simulating adenocarcinoma in its clinical presentation and aggressiveness. Although no consistent causative factors for this tumor has been demonstrated, it has been theorized that the normal columnar epithelium of the bile duct under the influence of an inflammatory stimulus, can develop into squamous epithelium with the ongoing process leading to squamous metaplasia, and eventually carcinoma. Cholelithiasis has been implicated as a cause for bile duct cancer, which was manifested in this patient. The prognosis of this carcinoma was grave, despite all forms of surgical and medical management. A case of squamous cell carcinoma of the common bile duct is reported with a review of relevant literature. (Korean J Gastrointest Endosc 19: 486∼490, 1999)
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