Cholangiocarcinoma developing in von Meyenburg complexes in haemochromatosis
Wisniewski, B.; Tordjman, G.; Tran Van Nhieu, J.; Bettan, L.; Courillon-Mallet, A.
Gastroenterologie Clinique et Biologique 26(10): 922-924
2002
ISSN/ISBN: 0399-8320 PMID: 12434102 Document Number: 549319
A 63-year-old man with genetic haemochromatosis underwent resection of a cholangiocarcinoma that developed in von Meyenburg complexes; the liver was not cirrhotic. Patients with an association of genetic haemochromatosis and von Meyenburg complexes might have a predisposition to cholangiocarcinoma, even before cirrhosis occurs. Patients with this association should undergo regular and early hepatic surveillance of hemochromatosis.