JAUNDICE DUE TO METASTATIC OBSTRUCTIVE LESIONS
Authors: W F CERNOCK
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1953)

Case Reports1 August 1953JAUNDICE DUE TO METASTATIC OBSTRUCTIVE LESIONSWILLIAM F. CERNOCK, M.D.WILLIAM F. CERNOCK, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-39-2-369 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptJaundice resulting from obstruction of the common bile duct by invasion of the duct or by pressure from enlarged portal nodes is frequently mentioned, but actual reports are rarely found. Textbooks1-7 mention obstructive lesions associated with leukemia, infectious mononucleosis, lymphosarcoma, Hodgkin's disease, gummas and carcinoma without quoting specific references.A review of the literature since 1900 disclosed only five reported cases of obstructive jaundice caused by metastatic lesions in the ducts or by compression from enlarged lymph nodes. Herbut and Watson8reported three cases, two associated with carcinomas of the colon and one with a lymphosarcoma. Bile duct obstruction, due...Bibliography1. RollestonMcNee HJW: Diseases of the liver, gallbladder and bile ducts, 1929, Macmillan and Co., Lt., London. Google Scholar2. WeissGrantQuimby SJPAJ: Diseases of the liver, gallbladder, duct and pancreas, 1935, Paul B. Hoeber, Inc., New York. Google Scholar3. CarterGreeneTwiss RFCHJR: Diseases of the biliary tract, 1939, Lea and Febiger, Philadelphia. Google Scholar4. WaltersSnell WAM: Diseases of the gallbladder and bile ducts, 1940, W. B. Saunders Co., Philadelphia. Google Scholar5. Weiss SS: Clinical lectures on the gallbladder and bile ducts, 1944, The Year Book Publishers, Chicago. Google Scholar6. Bockus HL: Gastroenterology, 1946, W. B. Saunders Co., Philadelphia. Google Scholar7. Lichtman SS: Diseases of the liver, gallbladder and bile ducts, 1949, Lea and Febiger, Philadelphia. CrossrefGoogle Scholar8. HerbutWatson PAJS: Metastatic cancer of the extrahepatic bile ducts producing jaundice, Am. J. Clin. Path. 16: 365, 1946. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar9. BowerCoca-Mir JSR: Jaundice in acute subleukemic lymphocytic leukemia due to obstruction of the common duct by portal nodes, J.A.M.A. 146: 987, 1951. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar10. GoldmanEngbring MAGM: Obstructive jaundice due to remote metastases, Illinois M. J. 102: 268, 1952. MedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Chicago, Illinois*Received for publication March 16, 1953.From Mercy Hospital and the Department of Medicine, Stritch School of Medicine, Loyola University, Chicago, Illinois. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byJaundice and enlargement of the gallbladder: A diagnostic problemSerum enzymes in disease.XIV. Abnormality of levels of transaminases and glycolytic and oxidative enzymes and of liver functions as related to the extent of metastatic carcinoma of the liverObstructive Jaundice Due to Metastatic Lesions 1 August 1953Volume 39, Issue 2Page: 369-371KeywordsBile ductsColonHodgkin lymphomaHospital medicineInfectious diseasesLesionsLymph nodesLymphocytic leukemia ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 August 1953 PDF downloadLoading ...