Is preoperative histological diagnosis necessary for cholangiocarcinoma?

HPB

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 94-97

  Davidson, B R ^a   Gurusamy, K ^a  

^a ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cholangiocarcinoma

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN;

BILE DUCT CARCINOMA; BILE DUCT OBSTRUCTION; BILE DUCT TUMOR; BILIARY TRACT ENDOSCOPY; BILIARY TRACT EXAMINATION; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY; EXCISION; FOLLOW UP; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TREATMENT INDICATION; TUMOR BIOPSY;

EID: 46649083821     PISSN: 1365182X     EISSN: 14772574     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13651820801992633     Document Type: Review

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