cholangiocarcinoma /cho·lan·gi·o·car·ci·no·ma/ (ko-lan″je-o-kahr″sĭ-no´mah)
cholangiocarcinoma
cholangiocarcinoma
1. an adenocarcinoma arising from the epithelium of the intrahepatic bile ducts and composed of epithelial cells in tubules or acini with fibrous stroma.
cho·lan·gi·o·car·ci·no·ma (k -l n j --kärs -n m)n. An adenocarcinoma of the intrahepatic bile ducts. |
cholangiocarcinoma
[kōlan′jē·ōkär′sinō′mə]
a cancer of the biliary epithelium. Risk factors include ulcerative colitis and infestation of liver flukes. Diagnosis is based on histologic evaluation, and the prognosis is poor.
cholangiocarcinoma
see cholangiocellular carcinoma.
cholangiocarcinoma
Bile duct cancer, cancer of bile ducts A rare–5/100,000/yr cancer of intrahepatic bile ducts seen > age 60 Etiology Anabolic steroids, Thorotrast, Clonorchis sinensis, possibly ulcerative cholitis,
cholecystitis; not associated with alcohol abuse Clinical Jaundice—71%, abdominal pain-49%, weight loss—44% Prognosis 53% 1-yr survival, 9% 3-yr, 4% 5-yr. Cf Hepatocellular carcinoma.
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