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Localized Extrahepatic Bile Duct Carcinoma

MedGen UID:
78886
•Concept ID:
C0278810
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: Localized Cancer of Extrahepatic Bile Duct; Localized Cancer of the Extrahepatic Bile Duct; Localized Extrahepatic Bile Duct Cancer

Definition

A carcinoma that arises from the extrahepatic bile ducts and it has not spread to other anatomic sites. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVLocalized Extrahepatic Bile Duct Carcinoma

Professional guidelines

PubMed

The Diagnosis and Treatment of Ampullary Carcinoma.
Walter D, Schnitzbauer AA, Schulze F, Trojan J
Dtsch Arztebl Int 2023 Oct 27;120(43):729-735. doi: 10.3238/arztebl.m2023.0195. PMID: 37656482
Management of primary sclerosing cholangitis and its complications: an algorithmic approach.
Prokopič M, Beuers U
Hepatol Int 2021 Feb;15(1):6-20. Epub 2020 Dec 30 doi: 10.1007/s12072-020-10118-x. PMID: 33377990Free PMC Article
External radiotherapy and brachytherapy in the management of extrahepatic and intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma: available evidence.
Sahai P, Kumar S
Br J Radiol 2017 Aug;90(1076):20170061. Epub 2017 May 23 doi: 10.1259/bjr.20170061. PMID: 28466653Free PMC Article

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Liver Transplantation for Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma: Ready for Prime Time?
Sapisochin G, Ivanics T, Heimbach J
Hepatology 2022 Feb;75(2):455-472. Epub 2022 Jan 6 doi: 10.1002/hep.32258. PMID: 34859465
Management of primary sclerosing cholangitis and its complications: an algorithmic approach.
Prokopič M, Beuers U
Hepatol Int 2021 Feb;15(1):6-20. Epub 2020 Dec 30 doi: 10.1007/s12072-020-10118-x. PMID: 33377990Free PMC Article
Multi-Institutional Phase II Study of High-Dose Hypofractionated Proton Beam Therapy in Patients With Localized, Unresectable Hepatocellular Carcinoma and Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma.
Hong TS, Wo JY, Yeap BY, Ben-Josef E, McDonnell EI, Blaszkowsky LS, Kwak EL, Allen JN, Clark JW, Goyal L, Murphy JE, Javle MM, Wolfgang JA, Drapek LC, Arellano RS, Mamon HJ, Mullen JT, Yoon SS, Tanabe KK, Ferrone CR, Ryan DP, DeLaney TF, Crane CH, Zhu AX
J Clin Oncol 2016 Feb 10;34(5):460-8. Epub 2015 Dec 14 doi: 10.1200/JCO.2015.64.2710. PMID: 26668346Free PMC Article
Ampullary cancer: an overview.
Ahn DH, Bekaii-Saab T
Am Soc Clin Oncol Educ Book 2014:112-5. doi: 10.14694/EdBook_AM.2014.34.112. PMID: 24857067Free PMC Article
Prognostic nomogram for intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma after partial hepatectomy.
Wang Y, Li J, Xia Y, Gong R, Wang K, Yan Z, Wan X, Liu G, Wu D, Shi L, Lau W, Wu M, Shen F
J Clin Oncol 2013 Mar 20;31(9):1188-95. Epub 2013 Jan 28 doi: 10.1200/JCO.2012.41.5984. PMID: 23358969

Diagnosis

The Diagnosis and Treatment of Ampullary Carcinoma.
Walter D, Schnitzbauer AA, Schulze F, Trojan J
Dtsch Arztebl Int 2023 Oct 27;120(43):729-735. doi: 10.3238/arztebl.m2023.0195. PMID: 37656482
Management of primary sclerosing cholangitis and its complications: an algorithmic approach.
Prokopič M, Beuers U
Hepatol Int 2021 Feb;15(1):6-20. Epub 2020 Dec 30 doi: 10.1007/s12072-020-10118-x. PMID: 33377990Free PMC Article
Surgical Considerations of Hilar Cholangiocarcinoma.
Anderson B, Doyle MBM
Surg Oncol Clin N Am 2019 Oct;28(4):601-617. Epub 2019 Aug 2 doi: 10.1016/j.soc.2019.06.003. PMID: 31472908
SWOG S0809: A Phase II Intergroup Trial of Adjuvant Capecitabine and Gemcitabine Followed by Radiotherapy and Concurrent Capecitabine in Extrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma and Gallbladder Carcinoma.
Ben-Josef E, Guthrie KA, El-Khoueiry AB, Corless CL, Zalupski MM, Lowy AM, Thomas CR Jr, Alberts SR, Dawson LA, Micetich KC, Thomas MB, Siegel AB, Blanke CD
J Clin Oncol 2015 Aug 20;33(24):2617-22. Epub 2015 May 11 doi: 10.1200/JCO.2014.60.2219. PMID: 25964250Free PMC Article
Prognostic nomogram for intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma after partial hepatectomy.
Wang Y, Li J, Xia Y, Gong R, Wang K, Yan Z, Wan X, Liu G, Wu D, Shi L, Lau W, Wu M, Shen F
J Clin Oncol 2013 Mar 20;31(9):1188-95. Epub 2013 Jan 28 doi: 10.1200/JCO.2012.41.5984. PMID: 23358969

Therapy

Liver Transplantation for Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma: Ready for Prime Time?
Sapisochin G, Ivanics T, Heimbach J
Hepatology 2022 Feb;75(2):455-472. Epub 2022 Jan 6 doi: 10.1002/hep.32258. PMID: 34859465
Approaches and Outcomes to Distal Cholangiocarcinoma.
Lee RM, Maithel SK
Surg Oncol Clin N Am 2019 Oct;28(4):631-643. doi: 10.1016/j.soc.2019.06.014. PMID: 31472910
Multi-Institutional Phase II Study of High-Dose Hypofractionated Proton Beam Therapy in Patients With Localized, Unresectable Hepatocellular Carcinoma and Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma.
Hong TS, Wo JY, Yeap BY, Ben-Josef E, McDonnell EI, Blaszkowsky LS, Kwak EL, Allen JN, Clark JW, Goyal L, Murphy JE, Javle MM, Wolfgang JA, Drapek LC, Arellano RS, Mamon HJ, Mullen JT, Yoon SS, Tanabe KK, Ferrone CR, Ryan DP, DeLaney TF, Crane CH, Zhu AX
J Clin Oncol 2016 Feb 10;34(5):460-8. Epub 2015 Dec 14 doi: 10.1200/JCO.2015.64.2710. PMID: 26668346Free PMC Article
SWOG S0809: A Phase II Intergroup Trial of Adjuvant Capecitabine and Gemcitabine Followed by Radiotherapy and Concurrent Capecitabine in Extrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma and Gallbladder Carcinoma.
Ben-Josef E, Guthrie KA, El-Khoueiry AB, Corless CL, Zalupski MM, Lowy AM, Thomas CR Jr, Alberts SR, Dawson LA, Micetich KC, Thomas MB, Siegel AB, Blanke CD
J Clin Oncol 2015 Aug 20;33(24):2617-22. Epub 2015 May 11 doi: 10.1200/JCO.2014.60.2219. PMID: 25964250Free PMC Article
Ampullary cancer: an overview.
Ahn DH, Bekaii-Saab T
Am Soc Clin Oncol Educ Book 2014:112-5. doi: 10.14694/EdBook_AM.2014.34.112. PMID: 24857067Free PMC Article

Prognosis

Surgical Considerations of Hilar Cholangiocarcinoma.
Anderson B, Doyle MBM
Surg Oncol Clin N Am 2019 Oct;28(4):601-617. Epub 2019 Aug 2 doi: 10.1016/j.soc.2019.06.003. PMID: 31472908
Multi-Institutional Phase II Study of High-Dose Hypofractionated Proton Beam Therapy in Patients With Localized, Unresectable Hepatocellular Carcinoma and Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma.
Hong TS, Wo JY, Yeap BY, Ben-Josef E, McDonnell EI, Blaszkowsky LS, Kwak EL, Allen JN, Clark JW, Goyal L, Murphy JE, Javle MM, Wolfgang JA, Drapek LC, Arellano RS, Mamon HJ, Mullen JT, Yoon SS, Tanabe KK, Ferrone CR, Ryan DP, DeLaney TF, Crane CH, Zhu AX
J Clin Oncol 2016 Feb 10;34(5):460-8. Epub 2015 Dec 14 doi: 10.1200/JCO.2015.64.2710. PMID: 26668346Free PMC Article
SWOG S0809: A Phase II Intergroup Trial of Adjuvant Capecitabine and Gemcitabine Followed by Radiotherapy and Concurrent Capecitabine in Extrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma and Gallbladder Carcinoma.
Ben-Josef E, Guthrie KA, El-Khoueiry AB, Corless CL, Zalupski MM, Lowy AM, Thomas CR Jr, Alberts SR, Dawson LA, Micetich KC, Thomas MB, Siegel AB, Blanke CD
J Clin Oncol 2015 Aug 20;33(24):2617-22. Epub 2015 May 11 doi: 10.1200/JCO.2014.60.2219. PMID: 25964250Free PMC Article
Ampullary cancer: an overview.
Ahn DH, Bekaii-Saab T
Am Soc Clin Oncol Educ Book 2014:112-5. doi: 10.14694/EdBook_AM.2014.34.112. PMID: 24857067Free PMC Article
Prognostic nomogram for intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma after partial hepatectomy.
Wang Y, Li J, Xia Y, Gong R, Wang K, Yan Z, Wan X, Liu G, Wu D, Shi L, Lau W, Wu M, Shen F
J Clin Oncol 2013 Mar 20;31(9):1188-95. Epub 2013 Jan 28 doi: 10.1200/JCO.2012.41.5984. PMID: 23358969

Clinical prediction guides

Hepatoid carcinoma and related entities of the extrahepatic bile duct: A clinicopathological study of four cases.
Okura K, Esaki M, Nara S, Ban D, Takamoto T, Shimada K, Hiraoka N
Pathol Int 2022 Jun;72(6):332-342. Epub 2022 Apr 26 doi: 10.1111/pin.13226. PMID: 35472251
Management of primary sclerosing cholangitis and its complications: an algorithmic approach.
Prokopič M, Beuers U
Hepatol Int 2021 Feb;15(1):6-20. Epub 2020 Dec 30 doi: 10.1007/s12072-020-10118-x. PMID: 33377990Free PMC Article
Multi-Institutional Phase II Study of High-Dose Hypofractionated Proton Beam Therapy in Patients With Localized, Unresectable Hepatocellular Carcinoma and Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma.
Hong TS, Wo JY, Yeap BY, Ben-Josef E, McDonnell EI, Blaszkowsky LS, Kwak EL, Allen JN, Clark JW, Goyal L, Murphy JE, Javle MM, Wolfgang JA, Drapek LC, Arellano RS, Mamon HJ, Mullen JT, Yoon SS, Tanabe KK, Ferrone CR, Ryan DP, DeLaney TF, Crane CH, Zhu AX
J Clin Oncol 2016 Feb 10;34(5):460-8. Epub 2015 Dec 14 doi: 10.1200/JCO.2015.64.2710. PMID: 26668346Free PMC Article
SWOG S0809: A Phase II Intergroup Trial of Adjuvant Capecitabine and Gemcitabine Followed by Radiotherapy and Concurrent Capecitabine in Extrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma and Gallbladder Carcinoma.
Ben-Josef E, Guthrie KA, El-Khoueiry AB, Corless CL, Zalupski MM, Lowy AM, Thomas CR Jr, Alberts SR, Dawson LA, Micetich KC, Thomas MB, Siegel AB, Blanke CD
J Clin Oncol 2015 Aug 20;33(24):2617-22. Epub 2015 May 11 doi: 10.1200/JCO.2014.60.2219. PMID: 25964250Free PMC Article
Prognostic nomogram for intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma after partial hepatectomy.
Wang Y, Li J, Xia Y, Gong R, Wang K, Yan Z, Wan X, Liu G, Wu D, Shi L, Lau W, Wu M, Shen F
J Clin Oncol 2013 Mar 20;31(9):1188-95. Epub 2013 Jan 28 doi: 10.1200/JCO.2012.41.5984. PMID: 23358969

Recent systematic reviews

Management and outcomes of mixed adenoneuroendocrine carcinoma of the ampulla of Vater: A systematic review and pooled analysis of 56 patients.
Ziogas IA, Rallis KS, Tasoudis PT, Moris D, Schulick RD, Del Chiaro M
Eur J Surg Oncol 2023 Apr;49(4):682-687. Epub 2023 Jan 9 doi: 10.1016/j.ejso.2023.01.005. PMID: 36646615
Gemcitabine-based chemotherapy for advanced biliary tract carcinomas.
Abdel-Rahman O, Elsayed Z, Elhalawani H
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2018 Apr 6;4(4):CD011746. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD011746.pub2. PMID: 29624208Free PMC Article
Treatment and Prognosis for Patients With Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
Mavros MN, Economopoulos KP, Alexiou VG, Pawlik TM
JAMA Surg 2014 Jun;149(6):565-74. doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2013.5137. PMID: 24718873
Review of the investigation and surgical management of resectable ampullary adenocarcinoma.
Askew J, Connor S
HPB (Oxford) 2013 Nov;15(11):829-38. Epub 2013 Jan 10 doi: 10.1111/hpb.12038. PMID: 23458317Free PMC Article
Current therapy of hilar cholangiocarcinoma.
Lau SH, Lau WY
Hepatobiliary Pancreat Dis Int 2012 Feb;11(1):12-7. doi: 10.1016/s1499-3872(11)60119-7. PMID: 22251465

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