Staging biliary tract cancers
Staging tests help determine the size and location of cancer and whether it has spread. This information helps determine the best treatment options.
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Cholangiocarcinoma is a cancer of the bile ducts which drain bile from the liver into the small intestine. Other biliary tract cancers include pancreatic cancer, gall bladder cancer, and cancer of the ampulla of Vater....
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MRCP is extremely sensitive in detecting biliary tract cancer. This imaging procedure may not detect very small stones or chronic infections in the pancreas or bile duct.
MRC is extremely sensitive in detecting biliary tract cancer. This imaging procedure is very expensive, however, and may not detect very small stones or chronic infections in the pancreas or bile duct.
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