Bile duct cancer, extrahepatic: A rare cancer that develops in the part of the common bile duct that is outside the liver. The common bile duct channels bile from the gall bladder (which stores bile) and the liver (which makes bile) to the small intestine to assist digestion. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Bile duct cancer, extrahepatic is available below.
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Prognosis for Bile duct cancer, extrahepatic: Usually the cancer isn't detected until later sages when it is untreatable. Early detection improves prognosis.
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Bile duct cancer, extrahepatic is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Bile duct cancer, extrahepatic, or a subtype of Bile duct cancer, extrahepatic,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
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