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Descriptor English: Cholangiocarcinoma
Descriptor Spanish: Colangiocarcinoma
Descriptor colangiocarcinoma
Entry term(s) carcinoma colangiocelular
Scope note: Tumor maligno que se origina en el del epitelio de los CONDUCTOS BILIARES.
Descriptor Portuguese: Colangiocarcinoma
Descriptor French: Cholangiocarcinome
Entry term(s): Carcinoma, Cholangiocellular
Carcinomas, Cholangiocellular
Cholangiocarcinoma, Extrahepatic
Cholangiocarcinoma, Intrahepatic
Cholangiocarcinomas
Cholangiocarcinomas, Extrahepatic
Cholangiocarcinomas, Intrahepatic
Cholangiocellular Carcinoma
Cholangiocellular Carcinomas
Extrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma
Extrahepatic Cholangiocarcinomas
Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma
Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinomas
Tree number(s): C04.557.470.200.025.450
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D018281
Scope note: A malignant tumor arising from the epithelium of the BILE DUCTS.
Annotation: coordinate IM with BILE DUCT NEOPLASMS (IM)
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
BS blood supply
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CH chemistry
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CN congenital
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EM embryology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
RT radiotherapy
SC secondary
SU surgery
TH therapy
UL ultrastructure
UR urine
VE veterinary
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Adenoma, Bile Duct (1967-1993)
Bile Duct Neoplasms (1966-1993)
Liver Neoplasms (1966-1993)
Public MeSH Note: 94; for INTRAHEPATIC CHOLANGIOCARCINOMA see BILE DUCT NEOPLASMS; BILE DUCTS, INTRAHEPATIC; and CHOLANGIOCARCINOMA 2010-2015
History Note: 94
DeCS ID: 31568
Unique ID: D018281
NLM Classification: WI 765
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1994/01/01
Date of Entry: 1993/06/28
Revision Date: 2015/07/01
Cholangiocarcinoma - Preferred
Concept UI M0027512
Scope note A malignant tumor arising from the epithelium of the BILE DUCTS.
Preferred term Cholangiocarcinoma
Entry term(s) Carcinoma, Cholangiocellular
Carcinomas, Cholangiocellular
Cholangiocarcinomas
Cholangiocellular Carcinoma
Cholangiocellular Carcinomas
Extrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma - Narrower
Concept UI M000605292
Preferred term Extrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma
Entry term(s) Cholangiocarcinoma, Extrahepatic
Cholangiocarcinomas, Extrahepatic
Extrahepatic Cholangiocarcinomas
Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma - Narrower
Concept UI M000605293
Scope note A carcinoma that originates in the intrahepatic bile duct epithelium of the intrahepatic biliary tree. Malignant lesions are solid, nodular, and grayish. Most cases are adenocarcinomas. Somatic mutations in BAP1, ARID1A, PBRM1, IDH1, and IDH2 genes have been identified. OMIM: 615619
Preferred term Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma
Entry term(s) Cholangiocarcinoma, Intrahepatic
Cholangiocarcinomas, Intrahepatic
Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinomas



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