Primary cholesterol hepatolithiasis associated with cholangiocellular carcinoma: a case report and literature review

Intern Med. 2007;46(15):1191-6. doi: 10.2169/internalmedicine.46.0151. Epub 2007 Aug 2.

Abstract

Hepatolithiasis associated with cholangiocellular carcinoma is occasionally a calcium bilirubinate stone. Primary cholesterol hepatolithiasis associated with cholangiocellular carcinoma is rare; only 6 cases have been reported in the literature. A 55-year-old man was admitted to our hospital because of an elevated level of carbohydrate antigen 19-9. Various imaging studies demonstrated a mass in the segment VII of the liver. The patient underwent a curative surgical operation. Histopathological examination revealed that it was cholangiocellular carcinoma located in the periphery of the liver. A cholesterol stone was present, encircled by the cholangiocellular carcinoma. Minor inflammatory changes were observed around the stone.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Bile Duct Neoplasms / complications*
  • Bile Ducts, Intrahepatic
  • Cholangiocarcinoma / complications*
  • Cholesterol*
  • Female
  • Gallstones / diagnosis
  • Gallstones / etiology*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Pedigree

Substances

  • Cholesterol