... cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) were included in the present analysis. All patients were imaged with a 1.5 T clinical scanner at least 1 month prior to biopsy. The contrast-enhanced dynamic sequences were analyzed with quantified signal intensities. The bioptic specimens were obtained by cross-sectional guided biopsy...

...Najib Ben Khaled; Sven Jacob; Daniel Rössler; Florian Bösch; Enrico N. De Toni; Jens Werner; Jens Ricke; Julia Mayerle; Max Seidensticker; Christian Schulz; Matthias P. Fabritius Background: Cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) is a highly aggressive malignancy, and its incidence seems to be increasing over...

... are scarce. The aim of this study was to evaluate POC role in the diagnosis and preoperative intraductal staging of perihilar cholangiocarcinoma (CCA). Methods: Retrospective study that included all patients who underwent POC with SpyGlass TM Direct Visualization System for the diagnosis of biliary...

...Sven H. Loosen; Mihael Vucur; Christian Trautwein; Christoph Roderburg; Tom Luedde Background: Cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) represents the second most common primary liver malignancy. The incidence rate has constantly increased over the last decades and CCA patients face a dismal prognosis with a 5...

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...Dan Høgdall; Colm J. O'Rourke; Andrzej Taranta; Douglas V.N.P. Oliveira; Jesper B. Andersen Intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (iCCA) comprises one of the most rapidly evolving cancer types. An underlying chronic inflammatory liver disease that precedes liver cancer development for several decades...

... diseases such as primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) or cholangiocarcinoma. The HISORt criteria - histopathological, imaging, and serological features (sIgG4), other organ manifestations of IgG4-RD and response to treatment - are the standard for the diagnosis of IAC. In this overview of a recent lecture...

... feature of PSC is its close association (about 80%) with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), mainly ulcerative colitis (UC). As in many chronic inflammatory conditions, cancer development can complicate PSC, accounting for >40% of deaths. Cholangiocarcinoma (CCA), gallbladder carcinoma (GBC...

...J.R.A. Skipworth; M.G. Keane; S.P. Pereira Cholangiocarcinoma (CC) is a rare cancer arising from the epithelium of the biliary tree, anywhere from the small peripheral hepatic ducts to the distal common bile duct. Classification systems for CC typically group tumours by anatomical location...

...Sumera Rizvi; Gregory J. Gores It has become increasingly apparent of late that inflammation plays an integral role in a spectrum of malignancies including cholangiocarcinoma (CCA). Primary sclerosing cholangitis with chronic inflammation is the most common risk factor for CCA in the Western world...

... cholestasis, and diagnosis is usually established by cholangiography. In symptomatic patients, median survival from presentation to death or liver transplantation is about 12 years. It is a premalignant condition, and the majority of deaths are from malignancy, particularly cholangiocarcinoma or colonic...

...Tiffany C.L. Wong; Ronnie T.P. Poon With the higher incidences of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) in the East compared with the West, Asian centers have made significant contributions to the management of these malignancies. The major risk factor for HCC is hepatitis B...

..., instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. Primary sclerosing cholangitis Cholangiocarcinoma Gallbladder cancer Surveillance in primary sclerosing cholangitis Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) is a chronic inflammatory liver disease characterized by stricturing...

...Gregory J. Gores; Sarwa Darwish Murad; Julie K. Heimbach; Charles B. Rosen Perihilar cholangiocarcinoma is a complex and devastating disease. Its complexity in part arises from the difficulty of establishing a diagnosis, especially in primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) patients. We have found...

...Christopher A. Wadsworth; Peter H. Dixon; Jason H. Wong; Michael H. Chapman; Siobhan C. McKay; Amar Sharif; Duncan R. Spalding; Stephen P. Pereira; Howard C. Thomas; Simon D. Taylor-Robinson; John Whittaker; Catherine Williamson; Shahid A. Khan Background: Cholangiocarcinoma (CC) is increasing...

.... Endoscopic ultrasound Esophageal cancer Gastric cancer Pancreatic cancer Cholangiocarcinoma Colorectal cancer Tumor staging Outcomes research Crohn’s disease Dig Dis 1995;13:39-55 Philip E. Jaffe Department of Medicine, Gastroenterology Section, University of Arizona Health Sciences Center, Tucson...

... responsibility for any injury to persons or property resulting from any ideas, methods, instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. Sclerosing cholangitis Biliary stricture Cholangiocarcinoma Digestive Diseases Dig Dis 1996:14:180-191 Frederic E. Eckhäuser Lisa M. Colleti...

..., and cholangiocarcinoma is also reviewed. The evidence supporting the role of schistosomes and liver flukes in carcinogenesis is discussed. Finally the importance of the primary prevention of these parasitic infections with oncogenic potentials is emphasized. 27 3 2002 © 2002 S. Karger AG, Basel 2002...

...Ashwin Rumalla; Todd Baron Patients with a cholangiocarcinoma usually develop symptoms of biliary obstruction which dominate the course of their illness. At presentation, the diagnosis may be difficult to establish due to the desmoplastic nature of this tumor. Location and extent of the tumor...