Schwannoma of the biliary tract resembling cholangiocarcinoma: A case report and review

C Marin Campos; I Garcia Sanz; J L Muñoz de Nova; A Valdés de Anca; M E Martín Pérez

doi:10.1308/rcsann.2016.0189

Schwannoma of the biliary tract resembling cholangiocarcinoma: A case report and review

Ann R Coll Surg Engl. 2016 Sep;98(7):e143-6. doi: 10.1308/rcsann.2016.0189. Epub 2016 Jun 8.

Authors

C Marin Campos¹, I Garcia Sanz¹, J L Muñoz de Nova¹, A Valdés de Anca¹, M E Martín Pérez¹

Affiliation

¹ Hospital Universitario de La Princesa , Madrid , Spain.

Abstract

Schwannomas are benign tumours derived from Schwann cells and are extremely rare in the biliary tract. We present the case of a 62-year-old patient with a common bile duct schwannoma that resembled a cholangiocarcinoma. We also review all 17 previously published cases of schwannoma of the biliary tract and discuss the challenges of preoperative diagnosis.

Keywords: Bile ducts; Cholangiocarcinoma; Differential diagnosis; Obstructive jaundice; Schwann cells.

Publication types

Case Reports
Review

MeSH terms

Bile Duct Neoplasms / diagnosis*
Bile Duct Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
Bile Duct Neoplasms / pathology
Biliary Tract Neoplasms / diagnosis*
Biliary Tract Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
Biliary Tract Neoplasms / pathology
Biliary Tract Neoplasms / surgery
Cholangiocarcinoma / diagnosis*
Cholangiocarcinoma / diagnostic imaging
Cholangiocarcinoma / pathology
Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde
Diagnosis, Differential
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Neurilemmoma / diagnosis*
Neurilemmoma / diagnostic imaging
Neurilemmoma / pathology
Neurilemmoma / surgery