Diagnosis and surgical treatment of mucin-producing bile duct tumors
Xin-Wei Yang1, Kui Wang, Jue Yang
1Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China.
Background/Aims:
To summarize the experience of diagnosis and surgical treatment of mucin-producing bile duct tumors (MPBTs).
Methodology:
A retrospective analysis was undertaken to determine the radiography characteristics and results of surgical treatment of MPBTs over the past 9 years. Only eight patients underwent such treatment. The detailed data of diagnosis, treatment and prognosis were carefully studied.
Results:
Intermittent jaundice was the most frequently clinical manifestation of MPBTs, with unique characteristics on magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (MPCP) when compared with gallbladder carcino-ma, hilar cholangiocarcinoma and distal bile duct can-cer. All the 8 patients with MPBTs received appropriate surgical procedure and were cured.
Conclusions:
Appropriate diagnosis and curative hepatectomy for MPBTs made it possible to achieve long-term survival.
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