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bile duct cancer  

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  • BILE DUCT CANCER, also known as cholangiocarcinoma, is a malignant neoplasm arising from the biliary epithelium that was first described by Durand-Fardel in 1840. These tumors can arise anywhere along the intrahepatic or extrahepatic biliary tree. [Source: Encyclopedia of Cancer and Society; Bile Duct Cancer]

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