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Extrahepatic bile duct leiomyoma

MedGen UID:
232169
•Concept ID:
C1333507
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Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: Extrahepatic Bile Duct Leiomyoma; extrahepatic bile duct leiomyoma; Leiomyoma of Extrahepatic Bile Duct; leiomyoma of extrahepatic bile duct; Leiomyoma of the Extrahepatic Bile Duct; leiomyoma of the extrahepatic bile duct
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0003286

Definition

A benign smooth muscle neoplasm arising from an extrahepatic bile duct. It is characterized by the presence of spindle cells with cigar-shaped nuclei, interlacing fascicles, and a whorled pattern. [from NCI]

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CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVExtrahepatic bile duct leiomyoma

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Diagnosis

From the archives of the AFIP. Benign tumors and tumorlike lesions of the gallbladder and extrahepatic bile ducts: radiologic-pathologic correlation. Armed Forces Institute of Pathology.
Levy AD, Murakata LA, Abbott RM, Rohrmann CA Jr
Radiographics 2002 Mar-Apr;22(2):387-413. doi: 10.1148/radiographics.22.2.g02mr08387. PMID: 11896229
Obstructing leiomyoma of the common hepatic duct bifurcation simulating a Klatskin tumor.
Mandeville GA, Stawski WS
Am Surg 1991 Oct;57(10):676-8. PMID: 1928987
Diagnosis of choledocholithiasis by barium duodenal examination.
Eaton SB Jr, Ferrucci JT Jr, Benedict KT Jr, Margulis AF
Radiology 1972 Feb;102(2):267-74. doi: 10.1148/102.2.267. PMID: 5009924

Prognosis

From the archives of the AFIP. Benign tumors and tumorlike lesions of the gallbladder and extrahepatic bile ducts: radiologic-pathologic correlation. Armed Forces Institute of Pathology.
Levy AD, Murakata LA, Abbott RM, Rohrmann CA Jr
Radiographics 2002 Mar-Apr;22(2):387-413. doi: 10.1148/radiographics.22.2.g02mr08387. PMID: 11896229

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