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Cholangiocarcinoma - Symptom
Alternative Names
Bile duct cancer
Symptoms:
- Stools, clay colored
- Progressive jaundice
- Itching
- Right upper abdominal pain that may radiate to the back
- Loss of appetite
- Weight loss
- Fever
- Chills
Signs and tests:
Tests that show tumor or obstruction in the bile duct:
- ERCP (endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography)
- PTCA (percutaneous transhepatic cholangiogram)
- Abdominal CT scan
- Abdominal ultrasound
- CT scan-directed biopsy
- Cytology
- Reviewed last on: 9/11/2006
- Rita Nanda, M.D., Department of Medicine, Section of Hematology/Oncology, University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, IL. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
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