Cholangiocarcinoma. Epidemiology, classification, diagnosis, treatment methods (literature review)

Abstract

Cholangiocarcinoma ranks second in the prevalence among primary malignant neoplasms of the liver. The paper discusses epidemiology, classification, risk factors of the disease, as well as the treatment approaches used all over the world, including surgical and interventional techniques, and drug therapy of the locally advanced and metastatic cholangiocarcinoma.

Keywords

• cholangiocarcinoma
• etiology
• epidemiology
• diagnosis
• treatment
• literature review