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Introduction Cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) refers to cancers that arise from biliary epithelium. These tumors can occur anywhere along the biliary tree and are divided into extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ECC) and intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ICC), with ECC lesions subclassified into perihilar and distal lesions.…

Liver Cancer: Hepatocellular and Fibrolamellar Carcinoma

Hepatocellular Carcinoma Introduction Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most common primary liver cancer and the fifth most common cancer in the world. HCC typically develops in patients with background liver disease. Screening patients at risk with ultrasound (US) and for…