Journal Basic Info

  • Impact Factor: 2.709**
  • H-Index: 11 
  • ISSN: 2474-1663
  • DOI: 10.25107/2474-1663
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Major Scope

  •  Radiological Techniques and Scans
  •  Paediatric Cancers
  •  Breast Cancer
  •  Chemoprevention
  •  General Oncology
  •  Carcinomas
  •  Thoracic Oncology
  •  Neoadjuvant Therapy

Abstract

Citation: Clin Oncol. 2018;3(1):1457.DOI: 10.25107/2474-1663.1457

Liver Nodules after Percutaneous Transhepatic Biliary Drainage: A Case Series

Hadjimichael E, Fielding DE, Ilyas M, Zaitoun AM, Lobo DN and Kaye PV

Department of Cellular Pathology, University of Nottingham, UK
Nottingham Digestive Diseases Centre and National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), Nottingham Biomedical Research Centre, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust and University of Nottingham, UK
Division of Cancer and Stem Cells, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, Queen’s Medical Centre, Nottingham NG7 2UH, UK

*Correspondance to: Lobo DN 

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Abstract:

Although liver granulomata mimicking metastatic nodules have been reported previously, these have not been related to previous percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography and biliary drainage. We describe four cases where necrotising granulomata, apparently secondary to previous PTBD, have necessitated liver biopsy and frozen section examination at the time of subsequent planned cancer resection, to exclude tumour metastases. Necrotising granulomata were diagnosed on frozen section in 3 patients, but in one, frozen section offered a diagnosis of malignancy with necrosis, but paraffin sections showed features of a necrotising granuloma. Knowledge of this potential pitfall, with surgeons and pathologists being aware of these lesions caused by PTC, should help prevent misinterpretation.

Keywords:

Pancreaticobiliary cancer; Liver nodules; percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography; Liver granulomata; Metastases; Frozen section

Cite the Article:

Hadjimichael E, Fielding DE, Ilyas M, Zaitoun AM, Lobo DN, Kaye PV. Liver Nodules after Percutaneous Transhepatic Biliary Drainage: A Case Series. Clin Oncol. 2018; 3: 1457.

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