Korean J Gastrointest Endosc.  2000 Feb;20(2):149-153.

A Case of a Choledochal Cyst Combined with a Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Internal Medicine, Korea Veterans Hospital.
  • 2University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.

Abstract

A choledochal cyst is relatively rare lesion in the biliary system, and a carcinoma arising from such a cyst is rarely reported. Until now, a case of a hepatocellular carcinoma combined with a choledochal cyst had not been reported. A 45-year-old woman was recently admitted due to abdominal pain. An abdominal computed tomography revealed a 5 cm-sized low attenuative mass involving the right anterior and left medial segment of the liver and gallbladder fossa. An endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatogram showed fusiform dilatation of the common bile duct, but anomalous union of pancreaticobiliary duct was not observed. Fine-needle aspiration of the liver was conducted and yielded a hepatocellular carcinoma. On celiac arteriography, a hypervascular hepatic mass was also found. Transarterial chemoembolization was performed. It is believed this may be the first case of a choledochal cyst combined with a hepatocellular carcinoma in the literature. Hence, this case is herein reported with a review of related literatures.

Keyword

Choledochal cyst; Hepatocellular carcinoma

MeSH Terms

Abdominal Pain
Angiography
Biliary Tract
Biopsy, Fine-Needle
Carcinoma, Hepatocellular*
Choledochal Cyst*
Common Bile Duct
Dilatation
Female
Gallbladder
Humans
Liver
Middle Aged
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