Brief overview Symptoms: Among others, stool discoloration, dark urine, itching (pruritus), weight loss, pain in the upper abdomen, nausea, vomiting. Causes and risk factors: The cause is not precisely known. The most important risk factor is age; in addition, certain diseases favor bile duct cancer (for example, bile duct stones or parasitic diseases). Diagnosis: Physical … Cholangiocellular Carcinoma: Symptoms, Course
What is gallbladder cancer? Gallbladder cancer (gallbladder carcinoma) is a malignant tumor of the gallbladder. The gallbladder is an outpouching of the bile duct in which bile produced by the adjacent liver is temporarily stored and thickened. What are the symptoms of gallbladder cancer? Similar to tumors of the bile ducts, gallbladder cancer rarely causes … Gallbladder Cancer: Symptoms, Prognosis, Treatment
What is a Klatskin tumor? Klatskin tumor is a special type of bile duct carcinoma (cholangiocellular carcinoma), a cancer of the bile ducts. It is located at the so-called hepatic fork, where the left and right hepatic ducts join to form the common hepatic duct. That’s why doctors also call it bifurcation carcinoma or carcinoma … Klatskin tumor: symptoms, prognosis, therapy
