PRIMARY MALIGNANT-LYMPHOMA OF COMMON BILE-DUCT PRESENTING AS ACUTE OBSTRUCTIVE-JAUNDICE - REPORT OF A CASE

Authors
CHIU KW CHANGCHIEN CS CHEN L TAI DI CHUAH SK CHEN CL
Citation
Kw. Chiu et al., PRIMARY MALIGNANT-LYMPHOMA OF COMMON BILE-DUCT PRESENTING AS ACUTE OBSTRUCTIVE-JAUNDICE - REPORT OF A CASE, Journal of clinical gastroenterology, 20(3), 1995, pp. 259-261
Citations number
11
Categorie Soggetti
Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Journal title
Journal of clinical gastroenterology → ACNP
ISSN journal
01920790
Volume
20
Issue
3
Year of publication
1995
Pages
259 - 261
Database
ISI
SICI code
0192-0790(1995)20:3<259:PMOCBP>2.0.ZU;2-M
Abstract
The incidence of primary gastrointestinal lymphoma, especially gastric lymphoma, has increased several-fold in recent years (1). However, th e involvement of the common bile duct (CBD) by lymphoma is unusual. In filtration of extrahepatic bile duct by primary malignant lymphoma res ulting in a biliary obstruction is exceedingly rare (2-5). Here we rep ort a young woman with primary lymphoma of common bile duct presenting as acute obstructive jaundice.