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Bile Duct Cancer Learning Center

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Bile duct cancer, or cholangiocarcinoma, is a malignant tumor of the bile ducts within the liver(intrahepatic), or leading from the liver to the small intestine(extrahepatic). It is a rare tumor with poor outcome for mo...

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Symptoms
A number of risk factors are associated with the development of bile duct cancer:.Primary sclerosing cholangitis. Thi...
Causes
A number of risk factors are associated with the development of bile duct cancer:.Primary sclerosing cholangitis. Thi...
Tests
Certain laboratory tests of the blood may aid in the diagnosis. The most important one is the test for elevated bili...
Treatments
Unfortunately, sometimes the cancer has already spread too far when the diagnosis is made. Thus, in the treatment of ...
Risk Factors
  • Elderly
  • Primary sclerosing cholangitis
Complications
—The spread of tumor cells from one part of the body to another.
Prevention
Other than the avoidance of infections caused by liver flukes, there are no known preventions for this cancer. Resou...

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