Pigmented neuroendocrine carcinoma of the hepatic duct: a case report

U Schneider¹, V Ihle², B Kohler³, D Meier¹ and H Frenzel¹

¹Institut für Pathologie, Städt. Klinikum Karlsruhe, Germany

²Chirurgische Klinik, Fürst-Stirum-Klinik Bruchsal, Germany

³Medizinische Klinik, Fürst-Stirum-Klinik Bruchsal, Germany

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from 35te Tagung der Pathologen am Oberrhein/35th Meeting of Pathologists of the Upper Rhine Region (PATOR)
The Institute of Pathology, University Hospital Freiburg, Germany. 1 July 2006

Diagnostic Pathology 2007, 2(Suppl 1):S11doi:10.1186/1746-1596-2-S1-S11


Published:	14 March 2007

First paragraph (this article has no abstract)

Neuroendocrine tumors of the gallbladder or the extrahepatic bile ducts are rare. We describe a pigmented neuroendocrine carcinoma of the common hepatic duct with a regional lymphnode metastasis. We reviewed the literature for these tumors and discuss the nature of the pigment.