Diseases

Cholangiocarcinoma

A malignant tumor arising from the epithelium of the BILE DUCTS.

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Abstract

A malignant tumor arising from the epithelium of the BILE DUCTS.

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  • Cholangiocellular Carcinoma
  • Carcinoma, Cholangiocellular
  • Carcinomas, Cholangiocellular
  • Cholangiocarcinomas
  • Cholangiocellular Carcinomas
  • Extrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma
  • Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma
  • Cholangiocarcinoma, Extrahepatic
  • Cholangiocarcinoma, Intrahepatic
  • Cholangiocarcinomas, Extrahepatic
  • Cholangiocarcinomas, Intrahepatic
  • Extrahepatic Cholangiocarcinomas
  • Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinomas

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, blood supply, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, chemistry, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, secondary, surgery, therapy, ultrastructure, urine, veterinary, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

coordinate IM with BILE DUCT NEOPLASMS (IM)

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History Note

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Previous Indexing

  • Adenoma, Bile Duct (1967-1993)
  • Bile Duct Neoplasms (1966-1993)
  • Liver Neoplasms (1966-1993)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Cholangiocarcinoma. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D018281. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D018281
  2. Cholangiocarcinoma. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cholangiocarcinoma
  3. Cholangiocarcinoma. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q124292