What is cholangiocarcinoma?

Cholangiocarcinoma is a malignant tumor or cancer, which is based on cells lining the bile ducts in a billiard system. The biliary system contains bile ducts and gallbladder, an organ similar to the bag that acts as a storage point for the bile. The jerk, green yellow liquid produced by the liver, is important in digesting fats, in the absorption of vitamin and the transfer of waste products to the intestines. Increasing cholangiocarcinoma often causes blocking or obstacle in the bile flow through these channels.

The bile canals are tubes similar to structures where the bile passes from the liver to the gallbladder and down to the intestines. Inside the liver they are called intrahepatic channels; When they are just before the liver, these channels are called perihalar pipes. There is also an ordinary bile duct, a larger channel consisting of unifying channels from the gallbladder and the liver that flows into the intestines. Most cholangiocarcinoma cases arise in Tperihilar Ducts. The small number also grows in common bile and in intrahepatic channels.

Patients with cholangiocarcinoma often complain about non -specific symptoms such as fever, chills, loss of appetite and pain, usually occur in the right part of the abdomen. Other symptoms that commonly occur in patients with cholangiocarcinoma include handover of clay stools, itching and jaundice or yellowing of the skin and eyes. These patients often show clay stools because the bile is generally a substance that gives the stools of brown color. When the bile flow is blocked, it remains in circulation, which often leads to yellowing of the skin. As a bile also settles under the skin, itching usually manifests itself.

Gastroenterologist, a physician who diagnoses and treats patients with gastrointestinal diseases, often uses various diagnostic tools in the evaluation of cholruples of angiocarcinoma. It can apply for abdominal ultrasound or computer tomography (CT) to visualize the presence of a tumor in a billiard system. EndosCopic Retrograde Cholangiography (ERCP) is an invasive method that includes inserting the extent of the mouth, up to the billiard system, to locate the tumor if necessary and, if necessary, remove tissue samples for laboratory analysis.

treatment of cholangiocarcinoma may require surgery to remove the tumor and stop blocking in the bile flow. Chemotherapy and radiation therapy are also administered to many patients after surgery to prevent cancer. However, most of the cholangiocarcinoma cases are usually diagnosed late, giving patients a worse view of treatment.