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ALL / Gastroenterology
Cholangiocarcinoma
Cholangiocarcinoma
Cholangiocarcinoma is the medical term for bile duct cancer.Primary sclerosing cholangitis is the main risk factor for cholangiocarcinoma
Features
- persistent biliary colic symptoms
- associated with anorexia, jaundice and weight loss
- a palpable mass in the right upper quadrant (Courvoisier sign)
- periumbilical lymphadenopathy (Sister Mary Joseph nodes) and left supraclavicular adenopathy (Virchow node) may be seen
- raised CA 19-9 levels
- often used for detecting cholangiocarcinoma in patients with primary sclerosing cholangitis
+PassMedicine Notes
Cholangiocarcinoma is the medical term for bile duct cancer.
Primary sclerosing cholangitis is the main risk factor for cholangiocarcinoma
Features- persistent biliary colic symptoms
- associated with anorexia, jaundice and weight loss
- a palpable mass in the right upper quadrant (Courvoisier sign)
- periumbilical lymphadenopathy (Sister Mary Joseph nodes) and left supraclavicular adenopathy (Virchow node) may be seen
- raised CA 19-9 levels
- often used for detecting cholangiocarcinoma in patients with primary sclerosing cholangitis
