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Cholangiocarcinoma that infiltrated a Periampullary Duodenal Diverticula and the head of the pancreas (10 of 20)
Case description
tumor with pancreatic tissue at the bottom
Cholangiocarcinomas are usually slow-growing tumors that
spread locally via the lymphatic system. Treatment and
long-term prognosis are dependent upon the location of the
mass. Lesions located in the distal or middle portion of the
extrahepatic bile duct (20% and 35%, respectively) have a
better prognosis than tumors in the proximal third, which
include about 45% of bile duct cancers (including
Klatskin’s tumors — hilar variants)
Cholangiocarcinomas are usually slow-growing tumors that
spread locally via the lymphatic system. Treatment and
long-term prognosis are dependent upon the location of the
mass. Lesions located in the distal or middle portion of the
extrahepatic bile duct (20% and 35%, respectively) have a
better prognosis than tumors in the proximal third, which
include about 45% of bile duct cancers (including
Klatskin’s tumors — hilar variants)
