Bile Duct Cancer

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Contents 1 Etiology 2 Pathology 3 Clinical-manifestations 4 Complications 5 Management 6 More General Terms 7 Additional Terms 8 References

Etiology

• ( risk factors)
• primary sclerosing cholangitis
• chronic ulcerative colitis
• choledochal cysts
• infections with the fluke, Clonorchis sinensis

Pathology

• many bile duct cancers are multifocal
• perineural invasion has a negative impact on survival

Clinical-manifestations

• jaundice
• abdominal pain
• fever
• pruritus

Complications

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• disease interaction(s) of cancer with Alzheimer's disease

Management

• surgical resection

• in most patients, the tumor cannot be completely removed by surgery & is incurable
• palliative resections

• other palliative measures may maintain adequate biliary drainage & improve survival

• radiation therapy

• brachytherapy
• external-beam radiation therapy

• stenting procedures

More General Terms

• malignant neoplasm (cancer)
• biliary carcinoma

Additional Terms

• bile duct
• cholangiocarcinoma
• gallbladder cancer

References

Bile Duct Cancer: NIH Institute and Center Resources [1]

bile duct cancer; extrahepatic biliary carcinoma