Chihiro Suzuki, Sho Sawazaki, Masato Nakazono, Yui Sueishi, Mitsutaka Murata, Shoma Tanaka, Kazuaki Minowa, Shota Izukawa, Aya Kato, Taiichi Kawabe, Akio Higuchi, Hiroshi Matsukawa, Yasushi Rino, Aya Saito, Hiroyuki Saeki
A 77-year-old man visited a clinic because of nausea and chest discomfort. On blood test, hepatobiliary enzymes were elevated, and he referred to our hospital. Contrast-enhanced CT revealed stenosis of the extrahepatic bile duct and brush cytology of the bile duct showed adenocarcinoma. We therefore performed pancreatoduodenectomy for extrahepatic bile duct cancer. Pathological diagnosis was small cell neuroendocrine carcinoma, pT3N2M0, Stage ⅢA. The patient did not receive adjuvant chemotherapy and 3 months later contrast-enhanced CT and MRI showed multiple liver metastases...
December 2023: Gan to Kagaku Ryoho. Cancer & Chemotherapy