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Intrahepatic cholangiocarcinomas are rare and risk factors remain incompletely understood, but one recently identified potential risk factor is chronic hepatitis C (HCV) infection. To further study this potential association, we searched for dysplasia in the intrahepatic bile ducts in native explanted livers in cases of chronic HCV and control groups. Cases of chronic biliary tract disease were excluded. A total of 1058 explants were reviewed: HCV (511), alcohol alone (112), HCV and alcohol (85), HBV (67), cirrhosis from other causes (149), and noncirrhotic livers, for example, cases transplanted for acute liver failure (134). Dysplasia of the intrahepatic bile ducts was seen in 19/1058 (1.8%) of cases and was associated with chronic HCV infection and alcohol use, P=0.01. Ten out of 19 cases of dysplasia were in the setting of chronic HCV, 5/19 were in the setting of alcohol alone, and the remaining 4/19 were in the setting of combined HCV and alcohol. Seventeen out of 19 cases were classified as low-grade dysplasia and 2/19 as high-grade dysplasia. In all cases of dysplasia, the lesions were multifocal and involved septal-sized bile ducts. In 16/19 cases, the dysplasia was papillary whereas in 3/19 cases the dysplasia was flat. In conclusion, dysplasia can be found within the intrahepatic bile ducts in chronic HCV cirrhosis, supporting recent epidemiologic studies identifying chronic HCV as a major risk factor for intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma. Alcohol also seems to be a risk factor. The dysplastic changes are multifocal, involve septal sized bile ducts, and are typically papillary.
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Doenças dos Ductos Biliares/etiologia , Neoplasias dos Ductos Biliares/etiologia , Ductos Biliares Intra-Hepáticos/patologia , Colangiocarcinoma/etiologia , Hepatite C Crônica/complicações , Cirrose Hepática Alcoólica/complicações , Cirrose Hepática/complicações , Lesões Pré-Cancerosas/etiologia , Doenças dos Ductos Biliares/epidemiologia , Doenças dos Ductos Biliares/patologia , Doenças dos Ductos Biliares/virologia , Neoplasias dos Ductos Biliares/patologia , Colangiocarcinoma/patologia , Hepatite C Crônica/epidemiologia , Hepatite C Crônica/patologia , Humanos , Cirrose Hepática/epidemiologia , Cirrose Hepática/patologia , Cirrose Hepática/virologia , Cirrose Hepática Alcoólica/epidemiologia , Cirrose Hepática Alcoólica/patologia , Lesões Pré-Cancerosas/patologia , Estudos Retrospectivos , Fatores de Risco , Índice de Gravidade de Doença , Estados Unidos/epidemiologiaRESUMO
A 57-yr-old male on long-term steroid therapy presented with hematemesis, fever, and a retroperitoneal fluid collection. Hemobilia was diagnosed, but the cause was not identified by ERCP, computed tomography, or angiography. Peroral cholangioscopy revealed multiple biliary ulcers. Cholangioscopic biopsies diagnosed cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection. Intravenous ganciclovir therapy was initiated, and was associated with cessation of bleeding. Biliary CMV disease is rare in HIV-negative persons, but should be considered in a patient with unexplained hemobilia. Cholangioscopy may be useful for diagnosis.
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Doenças dos Ductos Biliares/virologia , Doenças do Ducto Colédoco/virologia , Infecções por Citomegalovirus/virologia , Hemobilia/etiologia , Ducto Hepático Comum/virologia , Antivirais/uso terapêutico , Biópsia , Colangiopancreatografia Retrógrada Endoscópica , Endoscopia do Sistema Digestório/métodos , Ganciclovir/uso terapêutico , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Úlcera/virologiaAssuntos
Síndrome da Imunodeficiência Adquirida/complicações , Síndrome da Imunodeficiência Adquirida/parasitologia , Doenças dos Ductos Biliares/diagnóstico , Doenças dos Ductos Biliares/parasitologia , Colangite Esclerosante/diagnóstico , Colangite Esclerosante/parasitologia , Criptosporidiose/diagnóstico , Adulto , Animais , Doenças dos Ductos Biliares/virologia , Ductos Biliares/parasitologia , Ductos Biliares/patologia , Colangiopancreatografia Retrógrada Endoscópica , Colangite Esclerosante/virologia , Criptosporidiose/virologia , Cryptosporidium parvum/isolamento & purificação , Epitélio/parasitologia , Epitélio/patologia , Humanos , Masculino , Infecções Oportunistas/diagnóstico , Infecções Oportunistas/parasitologiaAssuntos
Doenças dos Ductos Biliares/etiologia , Ductos Biliares Intra-Hepáticos/patologia , Infecções por Citomegalovirus/etiologia , Transplante de Coração , Hepatite Viral Humana/etiologia , Complicações Pós-Operatórias/etiologia , Doença Aguda , Antivirais/uso terapêutico , Azatioprina/efeitos adversos , Azatioprina/uso terapêutico , Doenças dos Ductos Biliares/tratamento farmacológico , Doenças dos Ductos Biliares/patologia , Doenças dos Ductos Biliares/virologia , Citocinas/fisiologia , Infecções por Citomegalovirus/tratamento farmacológico , Quimioterapia Combinada , Ganciclovir/uso terapêutico , Rejeição de Enxerto/tratamento farmacológico , Hepatite Viral Humana/tratamento farmacológico , Hepatite Viral Humana/patologia , Humanos , Imunossupressores/efeitos adversos , Imunossupressores/uso terapêutico , Masculino , Metilprednisolona/uso terapêutico , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Modelos Biológicos , Ácido Micofenólico/efeitos adversos , Ácido Micofenólico/análogos & derivados , Ácido Micofenólico/uso terapêutico , Complicações Pós-Operatórias/virologia , Ácido Ursodesoxicólico/uso terapêutico , gama-Globulinas/uso terapêuticoRESUMO
Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor (IMT) is a rare tumor of the pancreaticobiliary region. The etiology and biologic behavior of IMTs at this site are unknown. We present three patients with IMT of the pancreaticobiliary region, each with long-term follow-up. In all three cases a second tumor developed. Grossly these tumors mimicked a malignant process. Microscopically, all were composed of an admixture of spindle cells and chronic inflammatory cells, including plasma cells, lymphocytes, eosinophils, and macrophages. The spindle cells stained positively for smooth muscle actin and vimentin but were negative for S-100, cytokeratin, CD35, and latent membrane protein. Results of in situ hybridization with EBER probes were negative in all cases. In addition to carcinoma, the differential diagnosis of these tumors includes follicular dendritic cell tumor and inflammatory fibrosarcoma. The importance of extensive pathologic examination to prevent misdiagnosis and the need for long-term follow-up are emphasized. This subset of IMT does not appear to be related to Epstein-Barr virus.
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Doenças dos Ductos Biliares/patologia , Granuloma de Células Plasmáticas/patologia , Hepatopatias/patologia , Pancreatopatias/patologia , Actinas/análise , Adulto , Idoso , Doenças dos Ductos Biliares/metabolismo , Doenças dos Ductos Biliares/virologia , Biomarcadores/análise , Diagnóstico Diferencial , Evolução Fatal , Feminino , Granuloma de Células Plasmáticas/metabolismo , Granuloma de Células Plasmáticas/virologia , Herpesvirus Humano 4/isolamento & purificação , Humanos , Imuno-Histoquímica , Hibridização In Situ , Pneumopatias/patologia , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Pancreatopatias/metabolismo , Pancreatopatias/virologia , RNA Viral/análiseAssuntos
Síndrome da Imunodeficiência Adquirida/complicações , Doenças dos Ductos Biliares/tratamento farmacológico , Doenças dos Ductos Biliares/virologia , Colagogos e Coleréticos/uso terapêutico , Ácido Ursodesoxicólico/uso terapêutico , Ductos Biliares Intra-Hepáticos/virologia , Humanos , Projetos PilotoRESUMO
PURPOSE: To evaluate abdominal computed tomographic (CT) findings in patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. MATERIALS AND METHODS: CT scans with abnormal findings in 259 patients (247 men, 12 women; age range, 21-60 years) with HIV infection were analyzed. Diagnoses were mycobacterial infection (n = 87), lymphoproliferative disease (n = 63), Kaposi sarcoma (n = 17), fungal infection (n = 17), hepatocellular disease (n = 13), Pneumocystis carinii infection (n = 8), other disorders (n = 39), or unknown (n = 30). RESULTS: Abnormal findings included lymph-node enlargement (n = 159), hepatomegaly (n = 100), splenomegaly (n = 62), gastrointestinal mass or wall thickening (n = 61), and low-attenuation lesions in the liver (n = 50) or spleen (n = 55). Diagnoses thought to account for CT findings were made (n = 229) or suspected (n = 18) in 247 (95%) of the 259 patients. CONCLUSION: In most patients with HIV infection, abnormal abdominal CT findings are due to a second disease. Even relatively nonspecific findings should not be ascribed to HIV infection and should prompt a search for an opportunistic infection or neoplasm.