Previous Case Reports of Biliary Tract Carcinoids
| Series | Age, yr/sex | Symptoms | Site | Metastases | Postop status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davies, 1959 (13) | ? | ? | CBD/PD | Liver | Alive 20 yr |
| Pilz, 1961 (14) | 55/F | Lethargy | CBD | No | ? |
| Little, Gibson and Kay, 1968 (4) | 41/F | Pain, jaundice | Proximal CBD | Portal vein invasion | Died 3 wk ?PE |
| Godwin, 1975 (5) | ? | ? | BD | Liver | Died 1 d |
| Bergdahl, 1976 (2) | 79/F | None | Distal CBD | No | Died of pneumonia |
| Judge, Dickman and Trapukdi, 1976 (15) | 19/M | Pain, jaundice | HDs | Liver | Died 6 d |
| Gerlock and Muhletaler, 1979 (6) | 32/M | Recurrent painless jaundice | CBD | No | ? |
| Vitaux et al, 1981 (3) | 30/M | Jaundice | CBD | Lymph nodes | Alive 48 mo |
| Abe et al, 1983 (16) | 64/M | Abdominal pain | CBD | Liver | Died 10 mo |
| Alexander, Thomson and Kune, 1986 (9) | 64/F | Melena, hematemesis | BD | No | Alive 8 mo |
| Jutte et al, 1987 (17) | 62/M | Back pain | CBD | No | Alive 25 mo |
| Bickerstaff and Ross, 1987 (18) | 57/F | Jaundice, lethargy | CBD | No | Alive 6 mo |
| Fujita et al, 1989 (10) | 55/F | RUQ pain | CHD | No | Alive 6 mo |
| Angeles-Angeles, Quintanilla-Martinez and Larriva-Sahd, 1990 (11) | 39/F | Jaundice, pain, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea | CBD | Hilar lymph nodes | Alive 42 mo |
| Brown, Henderson and Kennedy, 1990 (12) | 35/F | Painless jaundice, pruritus | HD | No | Alive 7 d |
| Barron-Rodriguez et al, 1991 (7) | 36/M | Jaundice, fever, pain, pruritus | CHD | Liver | Died 4 d |
| Rugge et al, 1992 (19) | 64/F | Biliary colic, jaundice | CBD/CD | No | Alive 12 mo |
| Gembala et al, 1993 (20) | 28/M | Jaundice, pruritus | CHD | No | ? |
| Current report | 65/F | Jaundice, pruritus | CBD | No | Alive 17 mo |
CBD = common bile duct, PD = pancreatic duct, BD = bile duct, RUQ = right upper quadrant, HD = hepatic duct, CHD = common hepatic duct, CD = cystic duct, PE = pulmonary embolism