Biliary Metastases from Colon Cancer: A Rare Differential Diagnosis for Obstructive Jaundice

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Juanita N Chui William A Ziaziaris Ali Mohtashami Christopher SH Lim Nazim Bhimani Thomas Hugh

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Thomas Hugh
Upper Gastrointestinal Surgical Unit, Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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Metastatic infiltration of the biliary tree is a rare manifestation of colorectal cancer. Currently, there is limited evidence to inform the management of such cases and the prognosis is poor. Herein, we report a case of biliary colorectal metastases with extensive multifocal involvement and discuss the challenges of the diagnosis and treatment.

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Case Report

Publication history

Received: Tue 11, Oct 2022
Accepted: Sun 06, Nov 2022
Published: Mon 05, Dec 2022

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© 2023 Thomas Hugh. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. Hosting by Science Repository.
DOI: 10.31487/j.AJSCR.2022.03.03