Korean J Med.
2004 Aug;67(2):199-203.
A woman in her twenties with gallbladder cancer associated with an anomalous union of the pancreaticobiliary duct
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Internal Medicine, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea. mhkim@amc.seoul.kr
- 2Department of Pathology, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.
Abstract
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An anomalous pancreaticobiliary ductal union is a rare congenital anomaly occurring in the biliary tract. This anomaly has been implicated as a cause of a choledochal cyst, bile duct and gallbladder carcinoma, and recurrent pancreatitis. A case is herein reported of a 29 year-old woman who suffered from advanced gallbladder cancer associated with an anomalous pancreaticobiliary ductal union (AUPBD). We here emphasize the causative role of AUPBD in the development of gallbladder cancer with review of the Korean literatures on gallbladder cancer associated AUPBD.