Cytologic diagnosis of liver fluke infestation in a patient with subsequently documented cholangiocarcinoma - PubMed (original) (raw)

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. 1989 Nov-Dec;33(6):865-9.

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Cytologic diagnosis of liver fluke infestation in a patient with subsequently documented cholangiocarcinoma

J L Papillo et al. Acta Cytol. 1989 Nov-Dec.

Abstract

In a 32-year-old Laotian immigrant who presented with a two-day history of vomiting, abdominal pain and jaundice, ultrasound examination revealed a posthepatic obstruction. Characteristic parasitic ova were present in bile fluid submitted for cytologic evaluation. Subsequent biopsy of the patient's bile duct lesion revealed a coexistent cholangiocarcinoma. The life cycles of Clonorchis sinensis and Ospisthorchis viverrini are reviewed along with the clinical and pathologic complications of infestation by these parasites in humans. The cytologic features of liver fluke infestation are characteristic and should be appreciated, as should the importance of its early diagnosis in the prevention of bile duct neoplasms.

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