Xanthogranulomatous cholangitis causing obstructive jaundice: A case report

Figure 1 Percutaneous transhepatic cholangiograms showing a stricture of the common bile duct and bilateral hepatic ducts, although the bile duct wall was smooth.

Figure 2 Microscopic cytology showing atypical columnar cells with variously-sized round nuclei with granular chromatin and prominent nucleoli. A: Papanicolaou stain, × 200; B: Papanicolaou stain, × 400.

Figure 3 Gross features of the resected specimen showing the absence of a neoplastic lesion, with smooth mucosa in the right hepatic lobe and extrahepatic bile duct.

Figure 4 Microscopic view showing marked infiltration of foamy macrophages, lymphocytes, plasma cells, and eosinophils in the lamina propria of the bile duct mucosa. A: HE × 200; B: HE × 400.