Resolution of Bile Duct Adenoma over Follow-up Period; A Case Report

Resolution of Bile Duct Adenoma over Follow-up Period; A Case Report

Bile duct adenoma (BDA) is a rare neoplasm of bile ducts with various clinical manifestations and imaging appearances. A few cases of BDA and their predisposing factors have been described. We report a 35-year-old woman with right upper quadrant pain who consumed oral contraceptive pills. Ultrasound...

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Main Authors: Ahadi, Mitra, Khosravi Khorashad, Ahmad, Saadatnia, Hassan, Vosoughinia, Hassan, Davachi, Behrooz, Farzanehfar, Mohammadreza, Ghaffarzadehgan, Kamran, Memar, Bahram, Mokhtari Amirmajdi, Elham
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Iranian Association of Gastroerterology and Hepatology 2016
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5145302/
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Summary:Bile duct adenoma (BDA) is a rare neoplasm of bile ducts with various clinical manifestations and imaging appearances. A few cases of BDA and their predisposing factors have been described. We report a 35-year-old woman with right upper quadrant pain who consumed oral contraceptive pills. Ultrasound study revealed three hypoechoic subcapsular liver masses; two of them were hypodense in computed tomography. Fine needle biopsy of the largest mass showed bile duct adenoma. Liver masses disappeared after discontinuing the pills over a 2-year follow-up. BDAs can manifest in imaging. Although previous studies have not reported tumor resolution over a follow-up period, we suggest paying more attention to predisposing factors in order to give an opportunity for tumor resolution by risk factor elimination.

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