Intraductal Papillary Mucinous Tumour of the Bile Ducts

EPY Fung, WH Luk, S Lau, TK Loke, JCS Chan

Hong Kong J Radiol 2003;6:214-6

This report is of a rare case of intraductal papillary mucinous tumour of the bile ducts. As diffuse biliary duct dilatation can be the only radiological finding, it may be difficult to differentiate this condition from recurrent pyogenic cholangitis which is common in this region. Papillary tumour has a benign course and will benefit from early diagnosis and surgical intervention. This diagnosis should be considered in the presence of massively dilated intrahepatic ducts and endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography is often diagnostic.