| Clinical Features of the Intrahepatic and Extrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma |  |
| Pages 21-26 Giorgio Frega, Ingrid Garajová, Andrea Palloni, Stefania De Lorenzo, Maria Aurelia Barbera and Giovanni Brandi DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.15379/2413-7308.2016.03.03 Published:19 August 2016 |
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| Abstract | |
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Cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) is a very heterogeneous cancer in many aspects including epidemiology, risk factors, clinical presentation and genetics. Medical literature reflects this feature especially in terms of differences of clinical presentation among the intrahepatic/extrahepatic subtypes and according to related risk factors and geographic areas. Consequently these tumors are often challenging to diagnose and treat and the prognosis is poor.
This manuscript deals with the clinical presentation and epidemiology of cholangiocarcinoma.
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| Keywords | |
| Cholangiocarcinoma, Classification, Incidence, Risk factors, Clinical presentation. | |
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