The epidemiological trends of biliary tract cancers in the United States of America

• Published in: BMC gastroenterology Vol. 22; no. 1; pp. 546 - 8
• Main Authors: Jiang, Yong, Jiang, Liyong, Li, Feiyu, Li, Qingbin, Yuan, Shuai, Huang, Songhan, Fu, Yingda, Yan, Xiangyu, Chen, Ji, Li, Hongxin, Li, Shenhao, liu, Jun
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 29.12.2022; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Ampulla of Vater cancer (AVC); Bile Duct Neoplasms - epidemiology; Bile Duct Neoplasms - pathology; Bile Ducts, Intrahepatic; Biliary tract cancers (BTCs); Biliary Tract Neoplasms - epidemiology; Biliary Tract Neoplasms - pathology; Cholangiocarcinoma - epidemiology; Cholangiocarcinoma - pathology; Extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ECC); Female; Gallbladder cancer (GBC); Gallbladder Neoplasms - epidemiology; Gallbladder Neoplasms - pathology; Health aspects; Humans; Intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ICC); Male; Native Americans; Social aspects; United States - epidemiology; United States; Intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ICC); Ampulla of Vater cancer (AVC); Extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ECC); Biliary tract cancers (BTCs); Gallbladder cancer (GBC)

Biliary tract cancers (BTCs) are a series of heterogeneous malignancies that are broadly grouped based on the anatomical site where they arise into subtypes including intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ICC), extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ECC), gallbladder cancer (GBC), and ampulla of Vater cancer (...