[A case of primary biliary cirrhosis with systemic lymph node enlargement]

Nihon Shokakibyo Gakkai Zasshi. 2012 Oct;109(10):1784-90.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

A 40's woman was hospitalized with cervical lymph node enlargement. Laboratory examinations showed elevated serum bile duct enzymes and the presence of anti-mitochondrial antibody. Abdominal ultrasonography and computed tomography showed enlargement of not only perihepatic lymph nodes, but also axillary and cervical lymph nodes. FDG-PET showed intense uptake concordant with these lymph nodes. We performed endoscopic ultrasonographic fine-needle aspiration biopsy of a perihepatic lymph node, but detected no malignant cells. We then performed liver biopsy, and obtained a histological diagnosed primary biliary cirrhosis. Systemic lymph nodes decreased together with serum bile duct enzyme levels during treatment with ursodeoxycholic acid.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Fine Needle Aspiration
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Liver Cirrhosis, Biliary / diagnosis*
  • Liver Cirrhosis, Biliary / pathology
  • Lymph Nodes / pathology*
  • Multimodal Imaging
  • Positron-Emission Tomography
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed