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2C12.10 category

Intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma

Definition

A carcinoma that arises from the intrahepatic bile duct epithelium in any site of the intrahepatic biliary tree. Grossly, the malignant lesions are solid, nodular, and grayish. Morphologically, the vast majority of cases are adenocarcinomas. Early detection is difficult and the prognosis is generally poor.

Also indexed as

Adenocarcinoma of intra-hepatic bile ductsAdenocarcinoma, bile duct type of liver (deprecated)Bile duct carcinoma of liverCholangiocarcinoma of liverCholangiocarcinoma, unspecified siteIntrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma

Nearby in Malignant neoplasm of intrahepatic bile ducts