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Biliary tract cancer

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Surgical Oncology

Part of the book series: Cancer Treatment and Research ((CTAR,volume 90))

Abstract

Cholangiocarcinomas are malignant tumors that arise from the epithelium of the intrahepatic or extrahepatic bile ducts. Cholangiocarcinomas are rare compared with hepatocellular carcinoma, comprising less than 10% of primary malignancies of the liver [1]. The autopsy incidence of cholangiocarcinoma is low also, being reported in 0.089–0.46% of necropsies [1]. Cholangiocarcinomas are diagnosed most frequently in the fifth and sixth decades of life [2]. There is only a slight male preponderance of cases of cholangiocarcinoma.

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Curley, S.A. (1997). Biliary tract cancer. In: Pollock, R.E. (eds) Surgical Oncology. Cancer Treatment and Research, vol 90. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-6165-1_15

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