Biliary Cystadenocarcinoma
Keywords:
biliary cystadenocarcinoma, biliary cystadenoma, cystic tumors of the liver.Abstract
Introduction: Biliary cystadenocarcinoma is a rare cystic tumor, which originates from the hepatobiliary epithelium, whose growth is slow, and whose symptoms are variable and nonspecific.
Objective: To present the case of a patient with a biliary cystadenocarcinoma.
Case presentation: The case is presented of a 56-year-old female patient who came to our institution with pain in the right hypochondrium, fever and weight loss. Physical examination revealed a palpable mass in such abdominal area, with smooth edges, nonpainful, hard, with low mobility and related to the liver.
Conclusions: Biliary cystadenocarcinoma is a rare malignant cystic neoplasm of the liver. Most patients present with abdominal pain, a palpable mass and weight loss. Surgery is the standard treatment and margin-free resection is considered the most commonly employed treatment variant.
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