Klatskin's Tumor

"Klatskin's Tumor" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

MeSH information

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Adenocarcinoma of the common hepatic duct bifurcation. These tumors are generally small, sharply localized, and seldom metastasizing. G. Klatskin's original review of 13 cases was published in 1965. Once thought to be relatively uncommon, tumors of the bifurcation of the bile duct now appear to comprise more than one-half of all bile duct cancers. (From Holland et al., Cancer Medicine, 3d ed, p1457)

Descriptor ID

D018285

MeSH Number(s)

C04.557.470.200.025.540

Concept/Terms

Klatskin's Tumor

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Diseases [C]
Neoplasms [C04]
Neoplasms by Histologic Type [C04.557]
Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial [C04.557.470]
Carcinoma [C04.557.470.200]
Adenocarcinoma [C04.557.470.200.025]
Klatskin's Tumor [C04.557.470.200.025.540]

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