Abstract
Objective. Distinguishing between malignant and benign biliary strictures remains problematic. The aim of this study was to compare and contrast the clinical features of patients with benign and m alignant biliary strictures. Methods. Medical records of patients who underwent surgical resection for presumed cholangiocarcinoma were reviewed. Immunohistochemistry for hypoxia inducible factor-1-alpha (HIF-1-alpha) was performed on all bile ductule samples. Results. Twelve patients with benign strictures (group I) were compared to 26 patients with cholangiocarcinoma (group II). Group I was predominantly female (ratio 2:1), (p<0.01), whereas the gender ratio was 1:1 in patients in group II. Bismuth-Corlette type strictures in group I were more likely to be type I/II, whereas type III strictures predominated in group II. The CA 19-9 was <100 U/ml in 6 and >100 U/ml in 1 patient of group I and >100 in 13 and <100 in 11 patients in group II. Half of the patients in group I had positive immunoreactivity for HIF-1-alpha in bile ductules. Conclusion. Benign biliary strictures masquerading as cholangiocarcinomas occur more often in women, are less often Bismuth-Corlette type III, have serum CA 19-9 values <100 U/ml, and hypoxia may play a role in a subset of these strictures.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 283-288 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | HPB |
Volume | 7 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2005 |
Keywords
- Bile duct strictures
- Cholangiocarcinoma
- HIF-1-alpha
- Sarcoidosis
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Hepatology
- Gastroenterology