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Bile duct cancer

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-001037

A rare cancer that forms in the bile ducts. A bile duct is a tube that carries bile (fluid made by the liver) between the liver and gallbladder and the small intestine. Intrahepatic bile duct cancer is found inside the liver. Extrahepatic bile duct cancer is found outside the liver. Also called cholangiocarcinoma.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-001037
FieldOncology and biomedicine
Synonymscholangiocarcinoma
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON
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  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-001037",
  "term": "Bile duct cancer",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A rare cancer that forms in the bile ducts. A bile duct is a tube that carries bile (fluid made by the liver) between the liver and gallbladder and the small intestine. Intrahepatic bile duct cancer is found inside the liver. Extrahepatic bile duct cancer is found outside the liver. Also called cholangiocarcinoma.",
  "synonyms": [
    "cholangiocarcinoma"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/bile-duct-cancer/"
}

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