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biliary carcinoma
Management:
- curative resection is the only treatment that results in long-term survival
- prognosis generally poor even with radical resection
Interactions
disease interactions
Specific
bile duct cancer; extrahepatic biliary carcinoma
cholangiocarcinoma
gallbladder cancer
General
biliary tract neoplasm
carcinoma
malignant neoplasm of digestive organs & peritoneum
References
- Miyazaki M, Takada T, Miyakawa S et al
Risk factors for biliary tract and ampullary carcinomas and
prophylactic surgery for these factors.
J Hepatobiliary Pancreat Surg. 2008;15(1):15-24
PMID: 18274840
- Valle JW, Borbath I, Khan SA, et al;
ESMO Guidelines Committee. Biliary cancer: ESMO clinical practice guidelines for
diagnosis, treatment and follow-up.
Ann Oncol. 2016;27:v28-v37.
PMID: 27664259