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World J Gastroenterol. Jul 14, 2014; 20(26): 8736-8739
Published online Jul 14, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i26.8736
Published online Jul 14, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i26.8736
Tubulopapillary adenoma of the gallbladder accompanied by bile duct tumor thrombus
Kentaroh Yamamoto, Fumio Yamamoto, Hirotsune Igimi, Mami Yamamoto, Department of Surgery, Yamamoto Memorial Hospital, Saga 848-0031, Japan
Atsuhiro Maeda, Department of Internal Medicine, Maeda Hospital, Saga 848-0031, Japan
Ryosuke Yamaguchi, Yuichi Yamashita, Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Fukuoka University School of Medicine, Fukuoka 814-0180, Japan
Author contributions: Yamamoto K, Yamamoto F and Yamashita Y designed the report; Yamamoto K, Yamamoto M and Igimi H performed the genetic analyses; Yamamoto K, Maeda A and Yamaguchi R collected the patient’s clinical data; Yamamoto K analyzed the data and wrote the paper.
Supported by Yamamoto Memorial Hospital, Imari City, Saga, Japan
Correspondence to: Kentaroh Yamamoto, MD, PhD, Department of Surgery, Yamamoto Memorial Hospital, Hachiyakarami 88-4, Niri-cho, Imari, Saga 848-0031, Japan. kentaroh-y@kenjin-kai.com
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Received: January 7, 2014
Revised: January 31, 2014
Accepted: March 6, 2014
Published online: July 14, 2014
Processing time: 188 Days and 1.6 Hours
Revised: January 31, 2014
Accepted: March 6, 2014
Published online: July 14, 2014
Processing time: 188 Days and 1.6 Hours
Core Tip
Core tip: Intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm of the bile duct (IPNB) has relatively recently been recognized as a separate disease entity with an unclear pathogenesis. We present a case of IPNB developing from the gallbladder accompanied by a bile duct tumor thrombus in a 79-year-old female. Although this is not a malignant lesion, it has the potential to mimic a malignant lesion, and hence needs aggressive treatment.