Extrahepatic bile duct cancer
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| Extrahepatic bile duct cancer | |
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| Term | Extrahepatic bile duct cancer |
| Short definition | extrahepatic bile duct cancer (EK-struh-heh-PA-tik bile duct KAN-ser) A rare cancer that forms in the bile ducts (tubes) outside the liver. Bile ducts transport bile from the liver and gallbladder to the small intestine. |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
| Comments | |
extrahepatic bile duct cancer - (pronounced) (EK-struh-heh-PA-tik bile duct KAN-ser) A rare cancer that forms in the bile ducts (tubes) outside the liver. Bile ducts transport bile from the liver and gallbladder to the small intestine. The two types of extrahepatic bile duct cancer are perihilar bile duct cancer (also called Klatskin tumor) and distal bile duct cancer
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Extrahepatic bile duct cancer
- Wikipedia's article - Extrahepatic bile duct cancer
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