A new report in Science by Ma and colleagues uncovers the interplay of microbiota-controlled bile acid metabolism and immune responses in the context of primary and metastatic liver tumours in mice.

Medically reviewed by Jay N. Yepuri, MDMedically reviewed by Jay N. Yepuri, MD Bile duct cancer, also known as cholangiocarcinoma, refers to a group of cancers that develop in the bile ducts.

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5,6 This situation is characterized by the presence of multiple papillary, epithelial tumors throughout the common bile duct, common hepatic duct and the left and right hepatic ducts. A 50-year ...

is a rare cancer that develops in the bile ducts, which connect the liver and gall bladder. These small tubes are essential for the digestive system, helping transport bile to break down fats.

Rare Disease Day is February 28. Primary sclerosing cholangitis or PSC is a rare liver disease characterized by progressive ...

where such an obstructive lesion cannot be demonstrated and the defect is in the hepatocytes or in microscopic bile ducts within the liver. The distinction may be possible by an accurate history ...

Bile duct cancer (also called cholangiocarcinoma or biliary tract cancer) starts in the bile ducts, which are the tubes connecting the liver and gallbladder to the small bowel. The cancer may not ...

You may have a sample of tissue (biopsy) taken during a PTC. If your bile duct is blocked your doctor may put a drain or stent in so the bile can drain. Your doctor puts a needle through the skin of ...