Extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma is a type of cancer that starts in the bile ducts outside the liver — the small tubes that carry bile from the liver to the intestine, where bile helps digest fats. It includes tumors of the common bile duct and of the hepatic ducts near where they exit the liver. Tumors that …
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Cholangiocarcinoma is a cancer that starts in the bile ducts — the network of small tubes that carries bile from the liver and gallbladder to the small intestine, where bile helps digest fats. It is sometimes called bile duct cancer. Cholangiocarcinoma can begin anywhere along this network, and where the cancer starts has an important …
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Intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma is a type of cancer that starts in the small bile ducts located within the liver. Bile ducts are the tubes that carry bile, a fluid that helps digest fats, from the liver to the intestine. Intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma is distinct from hepatocellular carcinoma, which starts from the liver cells themselves, and from extrahepatic …
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