Proximal biliary tumors

Kimberly M Brown; David A Geller

doi:10.1016/j.suc.2013.12.003

Proximal biliary tumors

Surg Clin North Am. 2014 Apr;94(2):311-23. doi: 10.1016/j.suc.2013.12.003. Epub 2014 Feb 4.

Authors

Kimberly M Brown¹, David A Geller²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Surgery, University of Texas Medical Branch, 301 University Boulevard, Galveston, TX 77555-0737, USA. Electronic address: kim.brown@utmb.edu.
² Liver Cancer Center, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, 3459 Fifth Avenue, UPMC Montefiore, 7 South, Pittsburgh, PA 15213-2582, USA.

PMID: 24679423
DOI: 10.1016/j.suc.2013.12.003

Abstract

Cholangiocarcinoma is an uncommon tumor with a poor prognosis. Presenting symptoms are often nonspecific, and jaundice appears late in the disease course. Surgical resection and liver transplant are the potentially curative treatments. Palliation can be performed by percutaneous, endoscopic, or surgical interventions.

Keywords: Bile duct cancer; Hilar cholangiocarcinoma; Intra-hepatic cholangiocarcinoma; Klatskin tumor; Peripheral cholangiocarcinoma.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Antineoplastic Protocols
Bile Duct Neoplasms / diagnosis
Bile Duct Neoplasms / drug therapy
Bile Duct Neoplasms / surgery*
Bile Ducts, Intrahepatic / surgery*
Chemotherapy, Adjuvant
Cholangiocarcinoma / diagnosis
Cholangiocarcinoma / drug therapy
Cholangiocarcinoma / surgery*
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Neoplasm Staging
Tomography, X-Ray Computed