A Rare Clinical Presentation of Cholangiocarcinoma

نویسندگان

  • Elisa Gravito-Soares
  • Marta Gravito-Soares
  • Pedro Figueiredo
  • Luis Tomé
چکیده

Cholangiocarcinoma is an uncommon tumor, often diagnosed in the context of obstructive jaundice. Brain metastasis rarely occurs with the cerebellum being a rare site of spread of this type of tumor. Few cases of cholangiocarcinoma have been reported in the literature and this type of tumor is associated with a very poor outcome. We present a very rare form of clinical presentation of cholangiocarcinoma with neurologic symptoms due to cerebellar metastases.

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دوره 2017  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2017