Difficulties diagnosing cholangiocarcinoma
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Well said Marion! Experience regarding anything and everything to do with CC is crucial for all concerned and the more experienced the team treating a patient then the better I would argue. It’s hard enough as you say diagnosing this cancer but when we have other diseases etc mimicing CC then they can all go do one as we say over here!
Talking of mimicing etc, here’s another thing I came across last night but never posted. But seeing as you brought up the topic of mimicing and difficulties then here is something else –
Schwannoma of the biliary tract resembling cholangiocarcinoma: A case report and review.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27269434
No idea what Schwannoma’s are either, but again I’m guessing they can go do one too!
Hugs,
Gavin
We can’t overemphasize the fact that all suspected cases of cholangiocarcinoma must be referred to a major cancer center. Not that the physicians are smarter, but it is the volume of patients and the experience gained that allows for a quicker diagnoses.
For example, here is a case report of one patient presenting with what appears to be bile duct cancer, but ultimately leading to a different diagnoses:
http://www.hindawi.com/journals/crigm/2016/4827050/Hugs
Marion
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