Cholangiocarcinoma in Wilson disease
D Németh, A Folhoffer, G Smuk, T Tornóczki, L Pajor, F Szalay · Zeitschrift für Gastroenterologie · 2014 · Heft 05
Bibliografische Angaben
Zusammenfassung
Introduction: Wilson disease (WD) is a rare genetic disorder of copper metabolism. It is suggested that in WD malignancies are less frequent than in other cirrhotic patients. However, there is no data on the frequency of cholangiocarcinoma (CCC) in WD patients. Only four cases have been published according to our knowledge. Here we present a case. Case report: The 46 year old male patient was well until his age of 30 years when neurological symptoms as coordination disorders, tremor, dyslalia started and elevated transaminase values were detected. WD was verified eight years later by neurological symptoms, Kayse…