NCIt related terms : CHOLANGIOCARCINOMA, MALIGNANT; Cholangiocar.- intra/extrahepatic; cholangiosarcoma; Intrahepatic Bile Duct Cancer (Cholangiocarcinoma); Cholangiocarcinoma, intrahepatic and extrahepatic bile ducts (adenocarcinoma);
NCIt definition : A carcinoma that arises from the intrahepatic bile ducts, the hepatic ducts, or the
common bile duct distal to the insertion of the cystic duct. The vast majority of
tumors are adenocarcinomas.;
Alternative definition : CDISC: A malignant neoplasm arising from/comprising cells resembling those of bile
ducts.; NCI-GLOSS: A rare type of cancer that develops in cells that line the bile ducts in
the liver. Cancer that forms where the right and left ducts meet is called Klatskin
tumor.;
Neoplastic status : Malignant;
ICD-O code : 8160/3;
Codes from synonyms : CDR0000335064; CDR0000046473; 10004669;