Progress of diagnosis and treatment of intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1673-4203.2020.02.012
- VernacularTitle: 肝内胆管细胞癌的诊治进展
- Author:
Guangyu WANG
1
;
Minghua HU
2
;
Guangbin CHEN
2
Author Information
1. Wannan Medical College, Wuhu 241000, China
2. Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, the Second People′s Hospital of Wuhu, Wuhu 241000, China
- Publication Type:Review
- Keywords:
Bile duct neoplasms;
Diagnosis;
Therapeutic uses;
Intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma
- From:
International Journal of Surgery
2020;47(2):127-130
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ICC) is a rare primary liver cancers. The pathogenesis is obscure and usually, it is asymptomatic in early stage, the diagnosis is made with difficulty. Most patients are in advanced stage upon diagnosis and have unresectable tumors.Strategies and indications for surgery are variable by different doctors. Standard, effective and individualized treatment strategies are lacking, with high malignancy, the tumor often shows unfavorable prognosis. In this review, we elucidate the cancer staging system, diagnostic algorithm, choice of surgical approaches and progress of nonsurgical treatment in conjunction with domestic and foreign literatures, so as to enhance the awareness of ICC and avoid misdiagnosis or underdiagnosis, eccessive or inadequate treatment in clinical work and confer benefit to patients.
