Simultaneous liver mucinous cystic and intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms of the bile duct: a case report

World J Gastroenterol. 2014 Apr 14;20(14):4102-5. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i14.4102.

Abstract

Cystic hepatic neoplasms are rare tumors, and are classified into two separate entities: mucinous cystic neoplasms (MCNs) and intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms of the bile duct (IPMN-B). We report the case of a 56-year-old woman who presented with abdominal pain and jaundice due to the presence of a large hepatic multilocular cystic tumor associated with an intraductal tumor. Partial hepatectomy with resection of extrahepatic bile ducts demonstrated an intrahepatic MCN and an intraductal IPMN-B. This is the first report of the simultaneous occurrence of these two histologically distinct entities in the liver.

Keywords: Intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm of the bile duct; Liver; Mucinous cystic neoplasm.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Bile Duct Neoplasms / complications*
  • Bile Duct Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Bile Ducts, Extrahepatic / pathology
  • Bile Ducts, Intrahepatic / pathology
  • Carcinoma, Papillary / complications
  • Carcinoma, Papillary / pathology*
  • Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Liver Function Tests
  • Liver Neoplasms / complications*
  • Liver Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Middle Aged
  • Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / diagnosis
  • Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / pathology*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Treatment Outcome