Pathogenesis, diagnosis, and management of cholangiocarcinoma

S Rizvi, GJ Gores - Gastroenterology, 2013 - Elsevier
Cholangiocarcinomas (CCAs) are hepatobiliary cancers with features of cholangiocyte
differentiation; they can be classified anatomically as intrahepatic CCA (iCCA), perihilar …

CARING (CAncer Risk and INsulin analoGues): the association of diabetes mellitus and cancer risk with focus on possible determinants-a systematic review and a …

J Starup-Linde, O Karlstad, S Aistrup Eriksen… - Current drug …, 2013 - ingentaconnect.com
Background: Patients suffering from diabetes mellitus (DM) may experience an increased
risk of cancer; however, it is not certain whether this effect is due to diabetes per se …

[PDF][PDF] Risk factors for intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma: association between metformin use and reduced cancer risk

R Chaiteerakij, JD Yang, WS Harmsen… - …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
The associations between diabetes, smoking, obesity, and intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma
(ICC) risk remain inconclusive. Metformin is purportedly associated with a reduced risk for …

[HTML][HTML] A comparison of trends in mortality from primary liver cancer and intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma in Europe

P Bertuccio, C Bosetti, F Levi, A Decarli, E Negri… - Annals of …, 2013 - Elsevier
Background To update and compare mortality from primary liver cancer (PLC) and
intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ICC) in Europe in 1990–2010. Materials and methods We …

Medical risk factors associated with cholangiocarcinoma in Taiwan: a population-based case-control study

JS Chang, CR Tsai, LT Chen - PloS one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Background Cholangiocarcinoma, including intra-and extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma, is a
rare but highly lethal cancer. Despite effort in finding the risk factors of cholangiocarcinoma …

Enhancer of zeste homolog 2 (EZH2) promotes progression of cholangiocarcinoma cells by regulating cell cycle and apoptosis

S Nakagawa, H Okabe, Y Sakamoto, H Hayashi… - Annals of surgical …, 2013 - Springer
Background Enhancer of zeste homolog 2 (EZH2) is the catalytic subunit of the polycomb
repressive complex 2 (PRC2). When present in PRC2, EZH2 catalyzes trimethylation on …

Dynamic enhancing vascular pattern of intrahepatic peripheral cholangiocarcinoma on contrast-enhanced ultrasound: the influence of chronic hepatitis and cirrhosis

R Li, X Zhang, KS Ma, XW Li, F Xia, H Zhong, C Tang… - Abdominal …, 2013 - Springer
Purpose To analyse the dynamic enhancing features by real-time contrast-enhanced
ultrasound (CEUS) of intrahepatic peripheral cholangiocarcinoma (ICC) in patients with …

[HTML][HTML] Smoking, alcohol consumption, and the risk of extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma: a meta-analysis

XH Ye, JP Huai, J Ding, YP Chen… - World Journal of …, 2013 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
AIM: To assess the association between smoking and alcohol consumption and extrahepatic
cholangiocarcinoma (ECC) through a meta-analysis of clinical observational studies …

The role of the hepatitis viruses in cholangiocarcinoma

S Ralphs, SA Khan - Journal of viral hepatitis, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Cholangiocarcinoma is the second most common liver cancer in the world. The aetiology of
the disease is diverse incorporating a variety of conditions leading to biliary stasis, biliary …

Unrecognized intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma: an analysis of 993 adult cirrhotic liver explants

M Vallin, N Sturm, G Lamblin, O Guillaud… - Clinical …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Liver cirrhosis is a recognized risk factor for intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (I‐CC a). Small
I‐CC a nodules might be undiagnosed or misdiagnosed as hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) …