Cholangiocarcinoma

Department of Gastroenterology, Ajou University School of Medicine

Suwon, Korea



Sung Koo Lee, M.D., Ph.D.

Professor

Division of Gastroenterology,

Department of Internal Medicine

Asan Medical center University of Ulsan College of Medicine

Seoul, Korea



DongKi Lee, M.D., Ph.D.

Professor

Department of Internal Medicine,

Youngdong Severance Hospital,

Yonsei University College of Medicine

Seoul, Korea



Myung-Hwan Kim, M.D

Professor

Division of Gastroenterology,

Department of Internal Medicine

Asan Medical center University of Ulsan College of Medicine

Seoul, Korea



Jae Myung Cha, M.D.

Division of Gastroenterology,

Department of Internal Medicine

Asan Medical center University of Ulsan College of Medicine

I.Anatomy and Development of the Biliary Tract 1

II.Classification of Cholangiocarcinoma 15

III.Etiology and Risk Factors 21

IV.Epidemiology of Cholangiocarcinoma 37

V.Pathology of Cholangiocarcinoma 49

VI.Pathogenesis of Cholangiocarcinoma 63

VII.Staging of Cholangiocarcinoma 77

VIII.Diagnosis 111

VIII-I.Clinical and Laboratory Assessment 113

VIII-II.Radiologic Imagings (US, CT, MR) 119

VIII-III.Endoscopic Assessment

1. Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiography (ERC) 133

2. Peroral Cholangioscopy 142

3. Percutaneous Transhepatic Cholangio-Scopy (PTCS) 151

4. EUS, EUS-FNA & IDUS 170

VIII-IV.The Role of 18F-Fluorodeoxyglucose PET(Positron Emission Tomography)

in Cholangiocarcinoma 183

IX.Preoperative Assessment for Resectability 197

X.Treatment 209

X-I.Surgical Treatment for Cholangiocarcinoma 211

X-II.Chemotherapy 239

X-III.Radiotherapy for Cholangiocarcinoma 251

X-IV.Photodynamic Therapy for Cholangiocarcinoma 269

X-V.Endoscopic and Radiologic Palliation 283

XI.Special Types of Biliary Cancers 311

XI-I.Mucin-hypersecreting Cholangiocarcinoma and Biliary Papillomatosis 313

XI-II.Klatskin Tumor 327

XII.Early Bile Duct Cancer 369