cholangiocarcinoma
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Cholangiocarcinoma — Classification and external resources Micrograph of an intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (right of image) adjacent to benign hepatocytes (left of image). H E stain … Wikipedia
cholangiocarcinoma — An adenocarcinoma, primarily in intrahepatic bile ducts, composed of ducts lined by cuboidal or columnar cells that do not contain bile, with abundant fibrous stroma; cirrhosis is usually absent. * * * chol·an·gio·car·ci·no·ma kə .lan jē ə .kärs… … Medical dictionary
cholangiocarcinoma — n. a malignant tumour of the bile ducts. It is particularly likely to occur at the junction of the right and left hepatic ducts within the liver (in which case it is often known as a Klatskin tumour), causing obstructive jaundice … The new mediacal dictionary
cholangiocarcinoma — A rare type of cancer that develops in cells that line the bile ducts in the liver. Cancer that forms where the right and left ducts meet is called Klatskin tumor … English dictionary of cancer terms
hilar cholangiocarcinoma — cholangiocarcinoma arising from the major intrahepatic bile ducts adjacent to the hilum; because it is near the hepatic portal vein, it may obstruct the vein as it grows. Called also Klatskin tumor and perihilar c … Medical dictionary
intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma — 1. a rare type of cholangiocarcinoma that arises from small bile ducts within the liver; called also peripheral c. 2. any cholangiocarcinoma arising within the liver … Medical dictionary
distal cholangiocarcinoma — extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma in the part of the bile ducts within the pancreas … Medical dictionary
extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma — any cholangiocarcinoma arising in lower parts of the biliary tree … Medical dictionary
Холангиокарцинома (Cholangiocarcinoma) — злокачественная опухоль желчных протоков. Особенно часто возникает в месте соединения правого и левого печеночных протоков, вызывая развитие обтурационной желтухи. Источник: Медицинский словарь … Медицинские термины
perihilar cholangiocarcinoma — hilar c … Medical dictionary
