Tirapu de Sagrario M G, Baleato González S, García Figueiras R, Coessens A
Servicio de Radiodiagnóstico, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, A Coruña, España.
Servicio de Radiodiagnóstico, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, A Coruña, España.
Radiologia. 2014 Nov-Dec;56(6):e34-7. doi: 10.1016/j.rx.2013.01.005. Epub 2013 Apr 19.
Intrabiliary metastases are rare, and their imaging characteristics make them easy to confuse with primary biliary tumors, especially with cholangiocarcinoma. We present two cases of patients with histories of colorectal cancer who presented with obstructive jaundice secondary to intraductal metastases. We describe the imaging findings and emphasize the key radiologic manifestations for the differential diagnosis between intrabiliary metastases and primary biliary tumors.