Oncology

Over recent years, Biliary Tract Cancer (BTC) has claimed the life of many individuals. BTC is an epithelial malignancy of the biliary tree.  Around 3% of all gastrointestinal malignancies are established by BTC, and after hepatocellular carcinoma, BTC is the most common hepatobiliary cancer. Biliary Tract Cancer is a complex disease because of its heterogeneous nature. Many classification systems have been outlined since the introduction of the disease, but the most recent NCCN and ESMO guidelines classify BTC as Gallbladder cancer (GBC), and Cholangiocarcinoma (CCA). The CCA further divided into intra-hepatic CCA, perihilar (Klatskin’s tumor), and dista...