Incidental diagnosis of intraductal papillary neoplasm of the bile duct: Imaging findings from a case report
Intraductal papillary neoplasms of the bile ducts (IPNBs) represent a rare biliary tract tumors with malignant potential, requiring surgical resection to prevent progression to cholangiocarcinoma. In this case, an 83-year-old woman with an obstructive pattern in liver function tests was incidentally...
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| author | Imene Chafai, MD Alba Igual-Rouilleault, MD PhD Morgane Van Wettere, MD |
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| description | Intraductal papillary neoplasms of the bile ducts (IPNBs) represent a rare biliary tract tumors with malignant potential, requiring surgical resection to prevent progression to cholangiocarcinoma. In this case, an 83-year-old woman with an obstructive pattern in liver function tests was incidentally found to have a solid mass in the left hepatic lobe on ultrasound. Liver MRI suggested a polypoid intraductal papillary neoplasm of the left bile duct, and histopathological analysis after surgical resection confirmed low-grade dysplasia with a pancreaticobiliary subtype. Postoperative MRI showed no residual tumor, and the patient remains under close observation with no evidence of recurrence. This case highlights the importance of imaging techniques in the early detection and characterization of IPNB, and includes a summary of its morphological subtypes. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-8516a1af9d1c46948ebbea8a3f85d3af2025-08-20T03:33:56ZengElsevierRadiology Case Reports1930-04332025-09-012094695470010.1016/j.radcr.2025.06.008Incidental diagnosis of intraductal papillary neoplasm of the bile duct: Imaging findings from a case reportImene Chafai, MD0Alba Igual-Rouilleault, MD PhD1Morgane Van Wettere, MD2Department of Radiology, Erasme University Hospital, Brussels, Belgium; Corresponding author.Department of Abdominal Radiology, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Brussels, BelgiumDepartment of Radiology, Erasme University Hospital, Brussels, BelgiumIntraductal papillary neoplasms of the bile ducts (IPNBs) represent a rare biliary tract tumors with malignant potential, requiring surgical resection to prevent progression to cholangiocarcinoma. In this case, an 83-year-old woman with an obstructive pattern in liver function tests was incidentally found to have a solid mass in the left hepatic lobe on ultrasound. Liver MRI suggested a polypoid intraductal papillary neoplasm of the left bile duct, and histopathological analysis after surgical resection confirmed low-grade dysplasia with a pancreaticobiliary subtype. Postoperative MRI showed no residual tumor, and the patient remains under close observation with no evidence of recurrence. This case highlights the importance of imaging techniques in the early detection and characterization of IPNB, and includes a summary of its morphological subtypes.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1930043325005564IPNBBile ductMRICholangiocarcinoma |
| spellingShingle | Imene Chafai, MD Alba Igual-Rouilleault, MD PhD Morgane Van Wettere, MD Incidental diagnosis of intraductal papillary neoplasm of the bile duct: Imaging findings from a case report Radiology Case Reports IPNB Bile duct MRI Cholangiocarcinoma |
| title | Incidental diagnosis of intraductal papillary neoplasm of the bile duct: Imaging findings from a case report |
| title_full | Incidental diagnosis of intraductal papillary neoplasm of the bile duct: Imaging findings from a case report |
| title_fullStr | Incidental diagnosis of intraductal papillary neoplasm of the bile duct: Imaging findings from a case report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Incidental diagnosis of intraductal papillary neoplasm of the bile duct: Imaging findings from a case report |
| title_short | Incidental diagnosis of intraductal papillary neoplasm of the bile duct: Imaging findings from a case report |
| title_sort | incidental diagnosis of intraductal papillary neoplasm of the bile duct imaging findings from a case report |
| topic | IPNB Bile duct MRI Cholangiocarcinoma |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1930043325005564 |
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