Klatskin Tumor: Difficulties in Diagnosis and Preoperative Staging. Clinical Observation

Abstract

Klatskin’s tumor is  a  rare  malignant neoplasm characterized by  the  absence of  specific   symptoms, challenges in verification and  difficulties in assessing the  true extent  of the  tumor. We present a clinical case  of a patient with  hilar  cholangiocarcinoma. The  patient received  almost the  entire modern complex of  radiologic examinations  for  preoperative  staging.  However,   concominant  cholangitis, hard-to-reach anatomical localization and tumor’s  creeping-growth distorted the results of instrumental studies. The true volume of the lesion was detected only intraoperatively and resulted in an expansion of liver resection volume.