RT Book, Section
A1 Murphy, Janet E.
A1 Zhu, Andrew X.
A2 Chabner, Bruce A.
A2 Longo, Dan L.
SR Print(0)
ID 1127648926
T1 Cholangiocarcinoma and Gallbladder Cancers
T2 Harrison's Manual of Oncology, 2e
YR 2016
FD 2016
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071793254
LK hemonc.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1127648926
RD 2023/12/08
AB Biliary  tract  cancers  (BTCs)  are  invasive  carcinomas  that  arise  from  the  epithelial  lining  of  the  gallbladder  and  bile  ducts.  Cholangiocarcinomas  are  cancers  arising  in  the  intrahepatic,  perihilar,  or  distal  biliary  tree,  exclusive  of  cancers  of  the  gallbladder  and  ampulla  of  Vater  (Figure  47-1).  Tumors  involving  the  proper  hepatic  duct  bifurcation  are  collectively  referred  to  as  Klatskin  tumors,  and  are  subdivided  further  using  the  Bismuth-Corlette  Classification  based  on  involvement  of  the  left  and  right  hepatic  ducts,  and  focality  versus  multifocality  of  the  tumor  (1).