Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumour of the extrahepatic bile ducts: an unusual cause of obstructive jaundice in children

Eur J Pediatr Surg. 2003 Dec;13(6):421-4. doi: 10.1055/s-2003-44736.

Abstract

Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumour is a rare entity in children with few reported series. The extrahepatic bile duct is an unusual location for this tumour. The authors report here the case of an 8-year-old girl presenting with obstructive jaundice due to inflammatory myofibroblastic tumour of the extrahepatic bile ducts with differential diagnosis of obstructive jaundice in children.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Bile Duct Neoplasms / complications*
  • Bile Duct Neoplasms / pathology
  • Bile Duct Neoplasms / surgery
  • Bile Ducts, Extrahepatic* / diagnostic imaging
  • Bile Ducts, Extrahepatic* / pathology
  • Child
  • Dilatation, Pathologic
  • Granuloma, Plasma Cell / complications*
  • Granuloma, Plasma Cell / pathology
  • Granuloma, Plasma Cell / surgery
  • Humans
  • Jaundice, Obstructive / etiology*
  • Lymphatic Metastasis
  • Ultrasonography