Cholangiocarcinoma: a guide for the nonspecialist
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Author(s)
Alsaleh, Munirah
Leftley, Zoe
Barbera, Thomas
Sithithaworn, Paiboon
Khuntikeo, Narong
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
Cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) is a tumor with increasing prevalence around the world. The prevalence of CCA is highest in East Asia and most significantly in the countries through which the Mekong River flows, owing to the presence of liver flukes, which are consumed in raw fish dishes. Outside Asia, the causes of bile duct cancers for the most part are unknown. In this review, we assess the current state of knowledge in both fluke-associated and sporadic CCA, from etiological, diagnostic, and treatment perspectives.
Date Issued
2018-12-20
Date Acceptance
2018-10-17
Citation
International Journal of General Medicine, 2018, 12, pp.13-23
URI
DOI
ISSN
1178-7074
Publisher
Dove Medical Press
Start Page
13
End Page
23
Journal / Book Title
International Journal of General Medicine
Volume
12
Copyright Statement
© 2019 Alsaleh et al. This work is published by Dove Medical Press Limited, and licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License.
The full terms of the License are available at http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/. The license permits unrestricted use, distribution,
and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
Sponsor
Wellcome Trust
Wellcome Trust
Grant Number
097816/Z/11/ZR
097816/Z/11/A
Subjects
bile ducts
cholangiocarcinoma
diagnosis
etiology
treatment
1103 Clinical Sciences
Publication Status
Published
Date Publish Online
2018-10-31