title: [Cancer of the upper third of the bile duct].
abstract: Carcinoma of the upper third of the extrahepatic bile ducts (Klatskin's tumors) are difficult to manage and there is still no consensus on the best means of diagnosis and therapy. The objective of this general review was to determine the state of the art about the pathology and the available diagnostic and therapeutic options.
authors.affiliation: Centre de Chirurgie Digestive, Hôpital Saint-Antoine, Paris.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Parc
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Frileux
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D001650:Bile Duct Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D002758:Cholangiography / Q000379:methods; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D006801:Humans; D016031:Liver Transplantation; D016577:Pancreaticoduodenectomy; D019919:Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods
vernacular_title: Cancers du tiers supérieur de la voie biliaire.