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. 2022 Dec;77(6):1690-1698.
doi: 10.1016/j.jhep.2022.07.022. Epub 2022 Aug 14.

Current epidemiology of cholangiocarcinoma in Western countries

Mathew Vithayathil  1 , Shahid A Khan  2
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Current epidemiology of cholangiocarcinoma in Western countries

Mathew Vithayathil et al. J Hepatol. 2022 Dec.
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Abstract

Cholangiocarcinomas are cancers arising from bile ducts, either found within the liver (intrahepatic) or outside the liver (extrahepatic). In Western countries, deaths due to intrahepatic cancers are rising at a higher rate than deaths due to extrahepatic cancers. This may be due to rising cases of liver disease and misclassification of the different cancer types.

Keywords: age-standardised mortality; cholangiocarcinoma; extrahepatic; intrahepatic.

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