Pulmonary vasculitis associated with cholangiocarcinoma of liver

E L Ong; S Evans; S P Hanley

doi:10.1136/pgmj.65.768.791

Pulmonary vasculitis associated with cholangiocarcinoma of liver

Postgrad Med J. 1989 Oct;65(768):791-3. doi: 10.1136/pgmj.65.768.791.

Authors

E L Ong¹, S Evans, S P Hanley

Affiliation

¹ Department of Chest Diseases, Monsall Hospital, Manchester, UK.

Abstract

A 62 year old woman presented with an acute pulmonary vasculitis which responded to treatment with oral steroids. Investigations over one year revealed a cholangiocarcinoma of the liver. The association of vasculitis with neoplastic diseases remains a diagnostic challenge.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Acute Disease
Adenoma, Bile Duct / complications*
Adenoma, Bile Duct / diagnosis
Adenoma, Bile Duct / pathology
Diagnosis, Differential
Female
Humans
Liver Neoplasms / complications*
Liver Neoplasms / diagnosis
Liver Neoplasms / pathology
Lung Diseases / etiology*
Lung Diseases / pathology
Middle Aged
Pulmonary Edema / diagnosis
Vasculitis / etiology*
Vasculitis / pathology