Cholangiocarcinoma

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