cholangiocarcinoma

M > F
peak in 50-60 y/o

three types

focal (stenotic, most common): Klatsin tumor
polypoid
diffuse (infiltrating)

associated with:

ulcerative colitis (8%)
primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC)
Clonorchis sinensis (liver fluke)
enlarged GB (Courvoisier phenomenon) in 1/3

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