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Biliary tract cancers: epidemiology, molecular pathogenesis and genetic risk associations.
Chinese clinical oncology - 1 Oct 2016
Marcano-Bonilla Lorena, Mohamed Essa A, Mounajjed Taofic, Roberts Lewis R
Abstract excerpt
Biliary tract cancers (BTC) are malignancies that arise from the epithelium of the biliary system and comprise the second most common type of hepatobiliary cancer worldwide. BTC are sub-classified as intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (iCCA), perhilar/hilar cholangiocarcinoma (pCCA), distal cholangiocarcinoma (dCCA), and gallbladder carcinoma. Due to the differences in their etiologic risk factors, pathogenesis, and...
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