Cholangiocarcinoma: New Insights

Cholangiocarcinoma is a malignant neoplasm originating from biliary epithelial cells. The incidence and mortality of this cancer are rising in the world. Currently, cholangiocarcinoma is accepted as a stem cell disease with many risk factors. Diagnosis is relatively simple but therapy is extremely d...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Goral, Vedat
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention 2017
Materias:
Mini-Review
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6373807/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28669153
http://dx.doi.org/10.22034/APJCP.2017.18.6.1469
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Sumario:Cholangiocarcinoma is a malignant neoplasm originating from biliary epithelial cells. The incidence and mortality of this cancer are rising in the world. Currently, cholangiocarcinoma is accepted as a stem cell disease with many risk factors. Diagnosis is relatively simple but therapy is extremely difficult. Surgery is the mainstay of treatment for early stage patients. Endobiliary approaches, chemotherapy and radiotherapy are other therapeutic approaches.

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