Subcutaneous implantation metastasis of a cholangiocarcinoma of the bile duct after percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage (PTBD).
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage (PTBD) is the basis for most biliary interventional procedures. We recently observed the occurrence of a subcutaneous implantation metastasis after PTBD in a patient with incurable cholangiocarcinoma. Although tumor cell seeding along the catheter tract is a very rare complication, we think that PTBD should be avoided when curative resection is planned.
Medical subject headings
- Bile Duct Neoplasms
- Bile Ducts, Intrahepatic
- Cholangiocarcinoma
- Drainage
- Neoplasm Seeding
- Punctures