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Bile Duct and Gallbladder Tumors

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Bile duct carcinoma is a rare condition, accounting for less than 2% of all tumors, but its prognosis, despite multimodal treatments, remains dismal. Radical resection with a microscopically negative margin is the only curative therapy. Thus, identifying precisely the anatomical tumor site and extension is mandatory for a correct surgical planning. Surgical strategy is largely conditioned by the ways of tumor spread. The extension of the bile duct carcinoma is classified into two types: vertical spread to adjacent tissues, such as liver parenchyma, portal venous system, the hepatic artery, and lymph nodes and horizontal spread along the axis of the bile ducts.

This chapter will focus on hilar and gallbladder carcinomas.

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  1. Department of Radiology, Ospedale Mauriziano, Turin, Italy

    Stefano Cirillo, Teresa Gallo & Stefano Cavanna

  2. Department of General and Oncological Surgery, Ospedale Mauriziano, Turin, Italy

    Alessandro Ferrero & Nadia Russolillo

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Cirillo, S., Ferrero, A., Gallo, T., Russolillo, N., Cavanna, S. (2018). Bile Duct and Gallbladder Tumors. In: Regge, D., Zamboni, G. (eds) Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Cancer. Cancer Dissemination Pathways. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-50296-0_5

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