Accurate Diagnosis After Multidisciplinary Tumor Board: A Case Report of Cholangiocarcinoma

Authors

Amanda Kostryk, Lake Erie College of Osteopathic MedicineFollow
Ravi Patel, Rochester General HospitalFollow
JulieAnn Warner, Rochester General HospitalFollow
Joel Thompson, Rochester General HospitalFollow

Author Credentials

Amanda Kostryk, MMS

Ravi Patel, MD

JulieAnn Warner, MD

Joel Thompson, MD

Abstract

Multidisciplinary tumor boards (MDTBs) provide a venue for discussion of diagnosis, staging, and treatment of patients with cancer. MDTBs have been shown to improve diagnostic accuracy and staging, exemplified in this patient with a hepatic flexure mass on colonoscopy and initial pathology suggestive of primary colonic adenocarcinoma with surface mucosal involvement. However, subsequent CT imaging revealed a biliary malignancy invading the colon. Discussion at a MDTB facilitated radiology-pathology correlation, with subsequent immunohistochemical stains compatible with a cholangiocarcinoma with transmural colonic invasion. Prompt and accurate diagnosis after the MDTB enabled the oncology team to offer the proper treatment approach.

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Kostryk A, Patel R, Warner J, Thompson J. Accurate Diagnosis After Multidisciplinary Tumor Board: A Case Report of Cholangiocarcinoma. Advances in Clinical Medical Research and Healthcare Delivery. 2022; 2(4). doi: 10.53785/2769-2779.1132.