Cholangiocarcinoma is a carcinoma arising from the small ducts or ductules, though carcinoma may occur in major hepatic ducts outside the liver substance.
1. Cirrhosis.
2. Haemochromatosis.
3. Chronic cholestasis.
4. Congenital cystic disease of liver.
5. Infestation of Clonorchis Sinesis.
Symptoms-
1. Women are more often affected.
2. Abdominal pain.
3. Fever.
4. Jaundice.
5. Slight hepatomegaly.
Treatment-
1. Surgical excision is the treatment of choice.
2. If the tumor is unresectable a bypass by an intubation procedure is done.
3. In poor risk patients with unresectable tumor, percutaneous biliary drainage is done.
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