Table 1. Summary of patients with pediatric cholangiocarcinoma presenting in the first decade of life described in the literature.
Ref. | Age (years)/ Sex | Comorbidities | Presenting symptoms | Tumor markers | Site | Treatment | Status/ Follow up |
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Scheimann et al.8 | 4/F | PFIC | Fever | CA 19-9 132 IU/mL | ICCA | Chemo | Death within 5 months from diagnosis |
Giant cell hepatitis | |||||||
Biliary cirrhosis | AFP-61.5 IU/mL | ||||||
Scheimann et al.8 | 7/F | PFIC | Pruritis | Not available | ICCA | None | Death within 4 months from diagnosis |
Giant cell hepatitis | |||||||
Biliary cirrhosis | |||||||
Saikusa et al.6 | 3/M | Congenital biliary dilatation with pancreaticobiliary maljunction | Abdominal pain | Not available | ECCA | Resection | Alive/ 1 year |
Index case | 5/M | No comorbidities | Abdominal distension | CA 19-9- 136 IU/mL | ICCA | Chemo | Death within 2 months from diagnosis |
AFP (–) 2.19IU/mL |
AFP: Alpha-fetoprotein. CA: Carbohydrate antigen; Chemo: chemotherapy; ECCA: Extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma; ICCA: Intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma; PFIC: Progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis.