Klatskin's tumor. Presentation of a patient

Authors

  • Luis Alberto Ibáñez Bravo Hospital Clínico Quirúrgico “Arnaldo Milián Castro”, Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba
  • Julio C. López Soler Hospital Clínico Quirúrgico “Arnaldo Milián Castro”, Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba
  • Jesús Isaac de Armas Prado Hospital Clínico Quirúrgico “Arnaldo Milián Castro”, Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba

Keywords:

liver neoplasms

Abstract

Klatskin's tumor usually presents as a diffuse nodular lesion, being refered to as colangiocarcinoma. It originates at the confluence of both hepatic ducts. This fact imposes the need of peering at hepatic ducts proximally in colangiography. First clinical manifestations of the disease includes biliar obstruction, thus producing a formerly painless jaundice, which later could become profound, in right hypochondrius, being fever rarely found. Because obstruction establishes gradually, diagnosis is often made at late stages when colangiocarcinoma produces clinical manifestations. Radiologically, biliar pathways enlarging is found. Radiotherapy and/or chemotherapy, together with external biliar pathway drainage improve clinical conditions palliatively.

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Author Biographies

Luis Alberto Ibáñez Bravo, Hospital Clínico Quirúrgico “Arnaldo Milián Castro”, Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba

Residente de Cirugía General

Julio C. López Soler, Hospital Clínico Quirúrgico “Arnaldo Milián Castro”, Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba

Especialista de I Grado en Cirugía General

Jesús Isaac de Armas Prado, Hospital Clínico Quirúrgico “Arnaldo Milián Castro”, Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba

Especialista de I y II Grados en Cirugía General. Profesor Asistente del Instituto Superior de Ciencias Médicas de Villa Clara “Dr. Serafín Ruiz de Zárate Ruiz”.

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Ibáñez Bravo LA, López Soler JC, de Armas Prado JI. Klatskin’s tumor. Presentation of a patient. Acta Méd Centro [Internet]. 2007 May 1 [cited 2025 Jun. 28];1(1):45-51. Available from: https://revactamedicacentro.sld.cu/index.php/amc/article/view/319

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Vol. 1 No. 1 (2007): May-August

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Case Reports

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