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A Klatskin tumor (or hilar cholangiocarcinoma) is a cholangiocarcinoma (cancer of the biliary tree) occurring at the confluence of the right and left hepatic bile ducts. The disease was named after Gerald Klatskin, who in 1965 described 15 cases and found some characteristics for this type of cholangiocarcinoma. [1] [2] [3]
A cholangiocarcinoma occurring at the junction where the left and right hepatic ducts meet to form the common hepatic duct may be referred to eponymously as a Klatskin tumor. [ 39 ] Although cholangiocarcinoma is known to have the histological and molecular features of an adenocarcinoma of epithelial cells lining the biliary tract, the actual ...
The International Classification of Diseases for Oncology (ICD-O) is a domain-specific extension of the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems for tumor diseases. This classification is widely used by cancer registries. It is currently in its third revision (ICD-O-3). ICD-10 includes a list of ...
Liver fluke infection increases the risk for cholangiocarcinoma, and this is the reason why Thailand has particularly high rates of this cancer. [ 47 ] Choledochal cysts , Caroli's disease , and congenital hepatic fibrosis are associated with cholangiocarcinoma development.
ICD-10 is the 10th revision of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD), a medical classification list by the World Health Organization (WHO). It contains codes for diseases, signs and symptoms, abnormal findings, complaints, social circumstances, and external causes of injury or diseases. [1]
Primary sclerosing cholangitis is one of the major known risk factors for cholangiocarcinoma, [40] a cancer of the biliary tree, for which the lifetime risk among patients with PSC is 10-15%. [3] This represents a 400-fold greater risk of developing cholangiocarcinoma compared to the general population. [ 1 ]
When it does metastasize, the most commonly involved organs are the lungs, brain, bone and other skin locations. [63] Squamous-cell carcinoma occurring in immunosuppressed people (such as those with organ transplant, human immunodeficiency virus infection, or chronic lymphocytic leukemia) the risk of developing cSCC and having metastasis is ...
Asymptomatic infection can occur when there are less than 1000 eggs in one gram of feces. [1] Infection is considered heavy when there are 10,000-30,000 eggs in one gram of feces. [1] Symptoms of heavier infections may include diarrhea, epigastric and right upper quadrant pain, lack of appetite, fatigue, yellowing of the eyes and skin and mild ...