Slow-growing Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma - Difficult Diagnosis, Prolong Survival

Clinical Diagnosis and Staging of Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma.

Intrahepatic cholangiocarcinomas are the second most common primary liver malignancies with an increasing incidence over the past decades. Due to a lack of early symptoms and their aggressive oncobiological behavior, the diagnostic approach is challenging and the outcome remains unsatisfactory with a poor prognosis. Thus, a consistent staging system for a comparison between different therapeuti...

Guidelines for the diagnosis and management of intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma.

University College, London Cancer Institute, 72 Huntley St., London WC1E 6AA, UK; Department of Internal Medicine I, University Medical Center, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany; Hepatology and Gastroenterology Section, Department of Medicine, Imperial College London, UK; HCC Translational Research Laboratory, Barcelona-Clínic Liver Cancer Group, Institut d’Investigacions Biomèdique...

Diagnosis and surgical treatment of intrahepatic hepatolithiasis associated cholangiocarcinoma.

Liver malignancy is known to be associated with hepatolithiasis. The present report summarises the results and our experience for management of 23 patients with intrahepatic hepatolithiasis associated cholangiocarcinoma (IHHCC). The correct diagnosis rates of US (ultrasonography), CT (computed tomography), and MRCP (magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography) were 82.6% (19/23), 95.7% (22/23),...

Intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma: current perspectives

Intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ICC) is the second most common malignancy arising from the liver. ICC makes up about 10% of all cholangiocarcinomas. It arises from the peripheral bile ducts within the liver parenchyma, proximal to the secondary biliary radicals. Histologically, the majority of ICCs are adenocarcinomas. Only a minority of patients (15%) present with resectable disease, with a m...

Liver: Intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma