Cholangiocarcinoma: New Insights into Disease Pathogenesis and Biology

Chiara Braconi; Tushar Patel

doi:10.1016/j.idc.2010.07.006

Cholangiocarcinoma: New Insights into Disease Pathogenesis and Biology

Chiara Braconi, Tushar Patel

Gastroenterology and Hepatology

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Abstract

Cholangiocarcinomas are rare malignant tumors whose incidence is increasing worldwide. Risk factors for this malignancy include both infectious and non-infectious diseases characterized by chronic inflammation of the bile duct epithelia. Diagnosis of these cancers remains difficult because of the lack of sensitive diagnostic tests. The prognosis is poor probably because of the lack of effective treatments for unresectable cancer.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	871-884
Number of pages	14
Journal	Infectious Disease Clinics of North America
Volume	24
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.idc.2010.07.006
State	Published - Dec 2010

Keywords

Biliary tract cancers
Liver cancers
Liver flukes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Microbiology (medical)
Infectious Diseases

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