Cholangiocarcinoma in pregnancy: a case report

Jeevan P Marasinghe1, S Asoka Karunananda, Paul Angulo

  • 1Faculty of Medicine, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka. jeevanmarasinghe@yahoo.com

A 32-year-old pregnant woman underwent laparotomy for suspected intra-abdominal mass lesion obstructing the biliary tree. Imaging studies revealed a mass in the fourth segment of the liver. Microscopic examination of the biopsy revealed a cholangiocarcinoma. The clinical course of the malignancy was worsened by her gravid state.