bile duct cancer

Cholangiocarcinoma

What is cholangiocarcinoma? Cholangiocarcinoma is a type of bile duct cancer. Bile ducts are small tubes that help move bile from the liver to a part of the small intestine called the duodenum. What is the difference between intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma and extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma? Intrahepatic and extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma are very similar types of cancer. The main …
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Intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma

What is intrahepatic cholangiocarcioma? Intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma is a type of bile duct cancer. It is called ‘intrahepatic’ because the tumour starts from a bile duct inside the liver. What are the symptoms of intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma? Unfortunately, most patients with intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma experience very few symptoms until the tumour reaches an advanced stage and blocks the …
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