B Blechacz, GJ Gores - Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.), 2008 - pubmedcentral.nih.gov Cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) is an epithelial cancer originating from the bile ducts
with features of cholangiocyte differentiation. 1 CCA is the second most common
primary hepatic malignancy, and epidemiologic studies suggest its incidence ... Cited by 26 - Related articles - All 2 versions
- ►ucsf.edu [PDF] TJ Weismüller, J Wedemeyer, S Kubicka, CP … - Journal of Hepatology, 2008 - Elsevier Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) is a chronic cholestatic liver disease,
characterized by progressive inflammation and fibrosis of the bile ducts,
resulting in biliary cirrhosis and is associated with a high risk of ... Cited by 21 - Related articles - All 38 versions
B Blechacz, GJ Gores - Journal of Hepatology, 2008 - Elsevier Cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) is the second most common primary hepatic malignancy.
It is classified into intrahepatic and extrahepatic forms, the latter including
perihilar (involvement of right and/or left hepatic ducts and their union ... Cited by 4 - Related articles - All 15 versions
- ►physiology.org M Wang, M Chen, G Zheng, B Dillard, M … - American Journal of Physiology- Gastrointestinal and …, 2008 - Am Physiological Soc Growth hormone (GH) function is mediated through multiple endocrine pathways. In
the liver, GH also transcriptionally activates hepatocyte nuclear factor-6
(HNF-6; OC-1), a liver-enriched transcription factor that regulates the ... Cited by 3 - Related articles - All 4 versions
- ►nih.gov M Marzioni, G Fava, D Alvaro, G Alpini, A … - Clinical Reviews in Allergy and Immunology, 2009 - Springer Abstract Cholangiocytes, the epithelial cells lining the biliary tree, are the
target cells in several liver diseases, termed cholangiopathies.
Cholangiopathies are a challenge for clinicians and an enigma for ... Cited by 3 - Related articles - All 3 versions
- ►thegreenfieldsolution.com D Alvaro - Current Opinion in Gastroenterology, 2009 - journals.lww.com Summary: The serum levels of interleukin 6, trypsinogen, mucin-5AC, soluble
fragment of cytokeratin 19 and the platelet-lymphocyte ratio have been recently
shown to help in the diagnosis of CCA with, in some cases, a prognostic ... Cited by 1 - Related articles - All 5 versions
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G Abbas, KD Lindor - Journal of Gastrointestinal Cancer, 2009 - Springer Abstract Introduction Cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) is an aggressive and nearly
always fatal tumor of the biliary tract. Purpose This review explores risk
factors, epidemiology, current diagnostic approaches, and treatment of CCA ... Related articles - All 2 versions
