Cholangiocarcinoma
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Cholangiocarcinoma Outlook
Facts about cholangiocarcinoma:
About 40 percent of people survive longer than 5 years if treatment is started before the tumor spreads to the liver.
Once the tumor spreads to the liver, death usually occurs within a few months.
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Cholangiocarcinoma Complications
Related Conditions
Biliary tract disease
Liver cancer
Pancreatic cancer
Right upper abdominal pain
Abdominal pain
Abdominal swelling
Itching
Jaundice
Weight loss
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Last Updated: Mar 6, 2008
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John H. Beckett, MD
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D. Scott Gettings, MD
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Lazaridis KN, Gores GJ. Cholangiocarcinoma. Gastroenterology. 2005 May;128(6):1655-67.
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