Calcified Klatskin tumor mimicking intrahepatic stone: case report

Abdom Imaging. 2005 Jan-Feb;30(1):90-2. doi: 10.1007/s00261-004-0232-1. Epub 2004 Nov 17.

Abstract

Calcification is a relatively uncommon manifestation of malignant liver neoplasm. Calcifications in peripheral cholangiocarcinomas but not in Klatskin tumor have been reported. We present a rare case of Klatskin tumor that had dystrophic calcification mimicking a intrahepatic stone in a 65-year-old man.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Bile Duct Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
  • Bile Duct Neoplasms / pathology
  • Calcinosis
  • Hepatic Duct, Common* / diagnostic imaging
  • Hepatic Duct, Common* / pathology
  • Humans
  • Klatskin Tumor / diagnostic imaging*
  • Klatskin Tumor / pathology
  • Male
  • Radiography
  • Ultrasonography