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Molecular pathogenesis and the role of tumor markers in cholangiocarcinoma

담관암에 있어서 분자생물학적 측면과 종양표지자들의 역할

  • Lee, Jin (Department of Internal Medicine, Hallym University College of Medicine) ;
  • Koh, Dong-Hee (Department of Internal Medicine, Hallym University College of Medicine)
  • 이진 (한림대학교 의과대학 내과학교실) ;
  • 고동희 (한림대학교 의과대학 내과학교실)
  • Published : 2010.12.01
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Abstract

Cholangiocarcinoma is a devastating cancer originating from the epithelial cell lining of the bile duct, whose prognosis is poor due to suboptimal response to therapy despite the fact that the incidence is increasing. Hence surgery still remains the only curative treatment option for cholangiocarcinoma. Recent investigations into the underlying biochemical and molecular mechanisms in biliary carcinogenesis and tumor growth, may illuminate new therapeutic modalities and suggest some new serum and bile markers that could be useful for the diagnosis of cholangiocarcinoma. In this review, we discuss the molecular mechanisms of pathogenesis in cholangiocarcinoma and the role of new tumor makers for the diagnosis of cholangiocarcinoma.

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