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Cholangiocarcinoma

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Cholangiocarcinoma is an uncommon cancer that arises from the intrahepatic and extrahepatic portions of the biliary system. Since it is often difficult to diagnose and frequently presents at a late stage, it carries a bad prognosis. Despite the recent advancement of multidisciplinary approaches, surgical resection remains the only potential curative treatment. We describe the current perioperative and surgical management of cholangiocarcinoma at our institution with recent supportive evidence.

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. Fellow, Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada

    Koji Tomiyama M.D., Ph.D.

  2. Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada

    Sean Cleary MD,MSc,MPH,FRCSC,FACS & Carol-anne E. Moulton M.D., Ph.D., F.R.A.C.S.

  3. Department of Surgery, Trinity College Dublin at Tallaght Hospital, Dublin, Ireland

    Paul F. Ridgway M.D., M.Med.Sc., F.R.C.S.I.

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  1. Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

    Frances C. Wright

  2. Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

    Jaime Escallon

  3. Department of Surgical Oncology, National Cancer Institute, Panama City, Panama

    Moises Cukier

  4. General Surgical Oncology, University of Toronto, 1X5, Ontario, Canada

    Melanie E. Tsang

  5. General Surgical Oncology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

    Usmaan Hameed

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Tomiyama, K., Cleary, S., Moulton, Ca.E., Ridgway, P.F. (2016). Cholangiocarcinoma. In: Wright, F., Escallon, J., Cukier, M., Tsang, M., Hameed, U. (eds) Surgical Oncology Manual. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-26276-5_5

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