J Korean Med Sci.
2007 Jun;22(3):549-552. 10.3346/jkms.2007.22.3.549.
Extrahepatic Biliary Schwannomas: A Case Report
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- 1Digestive Disease Center, Kyunghee East-West Neo Medical Center, 149 Sangil-dong, Gangdong-gu, Seoul, Korea. krjoo@khu.ac.kr
- 2Department of Pathology, Kyung Hee University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
- 3Department of Surgery, Kyung Hee University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
- KMID: 1778369
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.3346/jkms.2007.22.3.549
Abstract
- Benign schwannomas arise in neural crest-derived Schwann cells. They can occur almost anywhere in the body, but their most common locations are the central nervous system, extremities, neck, mediastinum, and retroperitoneum. Schwannomas occurring in the biliary tract are extremely rare and mostly present with obstructive jaundice. We recently experienced a case of extrahepatic biliary schwannomas in a 64-yr-old female patient who presented with intra- and extrahepatic bile duct and gallbladder stones during a screening program. To the best of our knowledge, extrahepatic biliary schwannomas associated with bile duct stones have not been reported previously in the literature.
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