Difference between revisions of "Bile duct adenoma"

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Bile duct adenoma is a benign liver lesion characterized composed of bile duct epithelium.

It is also known as a benign bile duct proliferation.^[1]

Features:

Disordered bile ducts within in a fibrotic stroma.
- No (yellow) bile within, as these lesions do not have a connection to the biliary tree.
- +/-Lymphocytic cuff.

Negatives:

DDx:

↑ Johannesen, EJ.; Wu, Z.; Holly, JS. (2014). "Bile duct adenoma with oncocytic features.". Case Rep Pathol 2014: 282010. doi:10.1155/2014/282010. PMID 24592348.

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-#redirect [[Liver_neoplasms#Bile_duct_adenoma]]
+'''Bile duct adenoma''' is a benign liver lesion characterized composed of bile duct epithelium.
+It is also known as a '''benign bile duct proliferation'''.<ref name=pmid24592348>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Johannesen | first1 = EJ. | last2 = Wu | first2 = Z. | last3 = Holly | first3 = JS. | title = Bile duct adenoma with oncocytic features. | journal = Case Rep Pathol | volume = 2014 | issue =  | pages = 282010 | month =  | year = 2014 | doi = 10.1155/2014/282010 | PMID = 24592348 }}</ref>
+==General==
+*Benign.
+*Important as it can be misdiagnosed as cancer.
+==Microscopic==
+Features:
+*Disordered bile ducts within in a fibrotic stroma.
+**'''No''' (yellow) bile within, as these lesions do not have a connection to the biliary tree.
+**+/-Lymphocytic cuff.
+Negatives:
+*No mitotic activity.
+*No necrosis.
+DDx:
+*[[Cholangiocarcinoma]].
+*Metastatic adenocarcinoma.
+*[[Bile duct hamartoma]] (von Meyenburg complex).
+===Images===
+*[http://www.ganfyd.org/index.php?title=Image:Bile_duct_adenoma_low_power.jpg Bile duct adenoma (ganfyd.org)].
+==See also==
+*[[Liver neoplasms]].
+==References==
+{{Reflist|1}}
+[[Category:Liver neoplasms]]
 [[Category:Diagnosis]]