Sánchez GÁA, Ávila PMD, Gómez PMG

Language: Spanish
References: 2
Page: 273-275
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ABSTRACT

Cholangiocarcinoma is a neoplasm of the bile duct epithelium. Its frequency of appearance is low despite being the second most common primary liver cancer in the world (incidence 2%). Predominates in men have a poor prognosis and high mortality; survival in early stages is 40 months with surgery and 12 with advanced-stage chemotherapy. The low symptoms specificity at the presentation and local tumor infiltration at the time of diagnosis usually prevent the possibility of radical surgical resection. Suspicion of cholangiocarcinoma is based on signs of biliary obstruction and elevation of tumor markers (Ca 19-9). We will refer to a patient with cholangiocarcinoma of the hilar confluence (Klatskin tumor) and the magnetic resonance findings.

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