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==Classification==
==Classification==
Cholangiocarcinoma may be classified according to location of the tumor into 3 subtypes:
Cholangiocarcinoma may be classified according to location of the tumor into 3 subtypes:
*Extrahepatic Bile Duct Cancer
*Extrahepatic bile duct cancer
*Perihilar Bile Duct Cancer
*Perihilar bile duct cancer
*Intrahepatic Bile Duct Cancer
*Intrahepatic bile duct cancer
 
===Cellular Classification of Cholangiocarcinoma===
===Cellular Classification of Cholangiocarcinoma===
'''Extrahepatic Bile Duct Cancer'''
'''Extrahepatic Bile Duct Cancer'''
Adenocarcinomas are the most common type of extrahepatic bile duct tumors. The histologic subtypes include:
*Carcinoma in situ
*Carcinoma in situ
*Adenocarcinoma, not otherwise specified (NOS)
*Adenocarcinoma, not otherwise specified (NOS)
*Adenocarcinoma, intestinal type
*Adenocarcinoma
*Mucinous adenocarcinoma
:*Intestinal type
*Clear cell adenocarcinoma
:*Mucinous type
:*Clear cell type
*Signet-ring cell carcinoma
*Signet-ring cell carcinoma
*Adenosquamous carcinoma
*Adenosquamous carcinoma
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*Small cell (oat cell) carcinoma
*Small cell (oat cell) carcinoma
*Undifferentiated carcinoma
*Undifferentiated carcinoma
:*Spindle and giant cell types
:*Spindle cell type
:*Small cell types
:*Giant cell type
:*Small cell type
*Papillomatosis
*Papillomatosis
*Papillary carcinoma, noninvasive
*Papillary carcinoma
*Papillary carcinoma, invasive
:*Noninvasive
*Papillary carcinoma
*:Invasive
*Carcinoma, NOS
*Carcinoma, NOS


'''Perihilar Bile Duct Cancer'''
'''Perihilar Bile Duct Cancer'''
Adenocarcinomas are the most common type of perihilar bile duct tumors. The histologic types include the following:
The histologic types include the following:
 
*Carcinoma in situ
Carcinoma in situ.
*Adenocarcinoma, not otherwise specified (NOS)
Adenocarcinoma, not otherwise specified (NOS).
*Adenocarcinoma:*Intestinal type
Adenocarcinoma, intestinal type.
:*Mucinous type
Mucinous adenocarcinoma.
:*Clear cell type
Clear cell adenocarcinoma.
*Signet-ring cell carcinoma
Signet-ring cell carcinoma.
*Adenosquamous carcinoma
Adenosquamous carcinoma.
*Squamous cell carcinoma
Squamous cell carcinoma.
*Small cell (oat cell) carcinoma
Small cell (oat cell) carcinoma.
*Undifferentiated carcinoma
Undifferentiated carcinoma
:*Spindle cell type:*Giant cell type
 
:*Small cell type
Spindle and giant cell types.
*Papillomatosis
Small cell types.
*Papillary carcinoma:*Noninvasive
 
*Papillary carcinoma*:Invasive
Papillomatosis.
*Carcinoma, NOS
Papillary carcinoma, noninvasive.
Papillary carcinoma, invasive.
Carcinoma, NOS
 
Intrahepatic Bile Duct Cancer
The most common histologic types of intrahepatic bile duct tumors include the following:
 
Intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma.
 
Mass-forming tumor growth pattern.
Periductal-infiltrating tumor growth pattern.
Mixed mass-forming and periductal-infiltrating growth pattern.


Mixed hepatocellular.
'''Intrahepatic Bile Duct Cancer'''
:*Mass-forming tumor growth pattern
:*Periductal-infiltrating tumor growth pattern
:*Mixed mass-forming and periductal-infiltrating growth pattern


==References==
==References==

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Overview

Classification

Cholangiocarcinoma may be classified according to location of the tumor into 3 subtypes:

  • Extrahepatic bile duct cancer
  • Perihilar bile duct cancer
  • Intrahepatic bile duct cancer

Cellular Classification of Cholangiocarcinoma

Extrahepatic Bile Duct Cancer

  • Carcinoma in situ
  • Adenocarcinoma, not otherwise specified (NOS)
  • Adenocarcinoma
  • Intestinal type
  • Mucinous type
  • Clear cell type
  • Signet-ring cell carcinoma
  • Adenosquamous carcinoma
  • Squamous cell carcinoma
  • Small cell (oat cell) carcinoma
  • Undifferentiated carcinoma
  • Spindle cell type
  • Giant cell type
  • Small cell type
  • Papillomatosis
  • Papillary carcinoma
  • Noninvasive
  • Papillary carcinoma
    Invasive
  • Carcinoma, NOS

Perihilar Bile Duct Cancer The histologic types include the following:

  • Carcinoma in situ
  • Adenocarcinoma, not otherwise specified (NOS)
  • Adenocarcinoma:*Intestinal type
  • Mucinous type
  • Clear cell type
  • Signet-ring cell carcinoma
  • Adenosquamous carcinoma
  • Squamous cell carcinoma
  • Small cell (oat cell) carcinoma
  • Undifferentiated carcinoma
  • Spindle cell type:*Giant cell type
  • Small cell type
  • Papillomatosis
  • Papillary carcinoma:*Noninvasive
  • Papillary carcinoma*:Invasive
  • Carcinoma, NOS

Intrahepatic Bile Duct Cancer

  • Mass-forming tumor growth pattern
  • Periductal-infiltrating tumor growth pattern
  • Mixed mass-forming and periductal-infiltrating growth pattern

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