loading...| Preferred Name | Bile Duct Carcinoma | |
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http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#Bile_Duct_Carcinoma |
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A malignant tumor arising from the epithelium of the intrahepatic or extrahepatic bile duct. Carcinomas that arise from the intrahepatic bile ducts and the hepatic ducts are called cholangiocarcinomas and are almost always adenocarcinomas. Carcinomas that arise from the extrahepatic bile ducts are adenocarcinomas, adenosquamous carcinomas, squamous cell carcinomas, small cell carcinomas, or mucoepidermoid carcinomas. |
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Bile Duct Cancer |
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A malignant tumor arising from the epithelium of the intrahepatic or extrahepatic bile duct. Carcinomas that arise from the intrahepatic bile ducts and the hepatic ducts are called cholangiocarcinomas and are almost always adenocarcinomas. Carcinomas that arise from the extrahepatic bile ducts are adenocarcinomas, adenosquamous carcinomas, squamous cell carcinomas, small cell carcinomas, or mucoepidermoid carcinomas. |
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Bile Duct Carcinoma |
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Thesaurus:Bile_Duct_Carcinoma |
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Bile Duct Carcinoma |
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Bile Duct Cancer |
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http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#Malignant_Hepato-Biliary_Neoplasm http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#Bile_Duct_Neoplasm http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#Gastrointestinal_Carcinoma |