Bile Duct Cancer Treatment Specialist in Pune, PCMC Maharashtra

What Is Bile Duct Cancer (Cholangiocarcinoma)? Bile duct cancer is a rare disease in which malignant (cancer) cells form in the bile ducts. Bile duct cancer is also called cholangiocarcinoma. A network of tubes, called ducts, connects the liver, gallbladder, and small intestine.

Symptoms

•Jaundice, or yellowing of the skin and whites of the eyes

•Itchy skin

•Pale stools

•Dark-colored urine

•Unintentional weight loss

•Abdominal pain, usually a dull ache in the upper right abdomen

•Fever of 38C (100.4F) or above and shivering

•Loss of appetite

>>Stages

Stage 1 is small and localized

Stage 2 is slightly bigger, but also localized

Stage 3 has grown outside the liver into nearby tissues or lymph nodes

Stage 4 has spread to another part of the body

Treatment Surgery to remove the tumor, Liver transplantation, Transarterial chemoembolization (TACE), Transarterial radioembolization (TARE), and Ablation therapies.