title: Proximal biliary tumors.
abstract: Cholangiocarcinoma is an uncommon tumor with a poor prognosis. Presenting symptoms are often nonspecific, and jaundice appears late in the disease course. Surgical resection and liver transplant are the potentially curative treatments. Palliation can be performed by percutaneous, endoscopic, or surgical interventions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of Texas Medical Branch, 301 University Boulevard, Galveston, TX 77555-0737, USA. Electronic address: kim.brown@utmb.edu.
authors.forename: Kimberly M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.affiliation: Liver Cancer Center, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, 3459 Fifth Avenue, UPMC Montefiore, 7 South, Pittsburgh, PA 15213-2582, USA.
authors.forename: David A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Geller
mesh_terms: D024221:Antineoplastic Protocols; D001650:Bile Duct Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery*; D001653:Bile Ducts, Intrahepatic / Q000601:surgery*; D017024:Chemotherapy, Adjuvant; D018281:Cholangiocarcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
keywords: Bile duct cancer; Hilar cholangiocarcinoma; Intra-hepatic cholangiocarcinoma; Klatskin tumor; Peripheral cholangiocarcinoma