Biliary tract neoplasms: diagnosis and staging
Most biliary tract neoplasms are malignant and have been traditionally divided into cancers of the gallbladder, the extrahepatic bile ducts, and ampulla of Vater. Although infrequent, bile duct carcinomas and cancer of the gallbladder are not rare. In the United States, an estimated 6000–7000 new ca...
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pubmed-27279732009-10-01 Biliary tract neoplasms: diagnosis and staging Gore, Richard M. Shelhamer, Ryan P. Focus on: Hepatobiliary Neoplasms Most biliary tract neoplasms are malignant and have been traditionally divided into cancers of the gallbladder, the extrahepatic bile ducts, and ampulla of Vater. Although infrequent, bile duct carcinomas and cancer of the gallbladder are not rare. In the United States, an estimated 6000–7000 new cases of carcinoma of the gallbladder and 3000–4000 new cases of carcinoma of the bile ducts are diagnosed annually. Familiarity with the imaging characteristics of gallbladder and bile duct neoplasms is important to expedite the diagnosis and appropriate treatment of patients who often present with non-specific symptoms of right upper quadrant pain, jaundice, and weight loss. e-Med 2007-10-01 /pmc/articles/PMC2727973/ /pubmed/17921093 http://dx.doi.org/10.1102/1470-7330.2007.9016 Text en © 2007 International Cancer Imaging Society |
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Biliary tract neoplasms: diagnosis and staging |
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Biliary tract neoplasms: diagnosis and staging |
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biliary tract neoplasms: diagnosis and staging |
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Most biliary tract neoplasms are malignant and have been traditionally divided into cancers of the gallbladder, the extrahepatic bile ducts, and ampulla of Vater. Although infrequent, bile duct carcinomas and cancer of the gallbladder are not rare. In the United States, an estimated 6000–7000 new cases of carcinoma of the gallbladder and 3000–4000 new cases of carcinoma of the bile ducts are diagnosed annually. Familiarity with the imaging characteristics of gallbladder and bile duct neoplasms is important to expedite the diagnosis and appropriate treatment of patients who often present with non-specific symptoms of right upper quadrant pain, jaundice, and weight loss. |
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