Table 1 Reported cases of metastatic breast cancer involving the bile ducts
Author | Number of cases | Reported localisation | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|
Popp et al. 1979 [15] | 7 | Extrahepatic lymph nodes, wall of the common bile duct (1 case) | Radical and palliative surgery, transhepatic drainage, radiation, chemotherapy |
Rabin and Richter et al. 1979 [16] | 3 | Undetermined | Undetermined |
Kopelson et al. 1980 [12] | 6 | Extrahepatic duct | Radical and palliative surgery, radiation, chemotherapy |
Engel et al. 1980 [9] | 2 | Extrahepatic duct, lymph nodes | Biliary tract resection and choledochojejunostomy |
Franco et al. 1987 [11] | 2 | Proximal bile duct, bifurcation. | Bile duct resection, double choledochojejunostomy, cholecystectomy |
Pappo et al. 1991 [14] | 1 | Extrahepatic, intra and extraluminal | Bile duct resection, choledochojejunostomy, cholecystectomy |
Feliu Villaró et al. 1995 [10] | 1 | Extrahepatic intraluminal | Undetermined |
Papo et al. 1996 [13] | 1 | Extrahepatic intraluminal | Biliary tract resection and choledochojejunostomy |
Titus et al. 1997 [19] | 1 | Distal bile duct | Pancreaticoduodenectomy |
Stoeckler et al. 2007 [18] | 1 | Distal bile duct | Pancreaticoduodenectomy |
Rego et al. 2009 [17] | 2 | Ampulla of Vater, intraluminal | Surgery, observation |