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Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma

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Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Cancer

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The diagnosis of intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma is based on pathology. Nevertheless, imaging plays a central role for tumor staging as well as for the assessment of locoregional and distant extension. Tumor spread is very different from that in other liver tumors, especially hepatocellular carcinoma. Parenchymal, vascular, perineural, nodal, and distant extension must be accurately assessed because it has significant prognostic value. Computerized tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) provide essential information, while positron emission tomography (PET) can be useful in selected cases.

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  1. Department of Radiology, University Hospitals Paris Nord Val de Seine, Clichy (Hauts-de-Seine), France

    Maxime Ronot & Valérie Vilgrain

  2. University Paris Diderot, Paris, France

    Maxime Ronot & Valérie Vilgrain

  3. INSERM U1149, Centre de recherche biomédicale Bichat-Beaujon, Paris, France

    Maxime Ronot & Valérie Vilgrain

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Ronot, M., Vilgrain, V. (2018). Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma. In: Regge, D., Zamboni, G. (eds) Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Cancer. Cancer Dissemination Pathways. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-50296-0_4

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