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Cholangiocellular Carcinoma

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Liver Malignancies

Part of the book series: Medical Radiology ((Med Radiol Diagn Imaging))

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Abstract

Cholangiocarcinoma is a primary malignancy arising from the bile duct epithelium (Craig et al. 1989). The relative incidence of cholangiocarcinoma among primary liver cancer reported in autopsy series ranges from 5% to 30% (Hoyne and Kernohan 1947; Edmondson and Steiner 1954; Macdonald 1956; Mori 1967; San Jose et al. 1965; Cruickshank 1961; Patton and Horn 1964). Risk factors for cholangiocarcinoma are primary sclerosing cholangitis, choledocal cyst, familial polyposis, congenital hepatic fibrosis, infection with Clonorchis siniensis (Chinese liver fluke), and history of exposure to thorium dioxide (Thorotrast).

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Manfredi, R., Maresca, G., Vecchioli, A., Colagrande, C., Galletti, G., Marano, P. (1999). Cholangiocellular Carcinoma. In: Bartolozzi, C., Lencioni, R. (eds) Liver Malignancies. Medical Radiology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-58641-5_9

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