What are the dangers of bile duct cancer?

What kind of harm does bile duct cancer have that makes this disease known as the "king of cancer"? Today we will learn about the relevant knowledge about bile duct cancer. Biliary duct cancer is extremely harmful, with a low early diagnosis rate, a low cure rate in the middle and late stages, and a poor prognosis. It affects the patient's life span to a certain extent. In addition, the pain caused by the onset and treatment of the disease to the patient's body is even more unbearable. So what are the harms of bile duct cancer? Let's take a closer look.

The hazards of bile duct cancer are mainly manifested in the following aspects:

1. Biliary obstruction Cholangiocarcinoma will first cause bile duct obstruction, which will lead to functional disorders of the bile duct system, and then digestive system disorders, causing anorexia, poor appetite, indigestion, and then malnutrition, emaciation, weight loss, decreased resistance and immunity, and other problems.

2. Liver failure Cholangiocarcinoma can easily lead to liver failure in patients, which is a very important reason for the death of many bile duct cancer patients.

3. Biliary fistula Biliary duct cancer often causes bile fistula in patients. This is the most common and serious complication after bile duct cancer surgery. Because there are many openings in the intrahepatic bile duct, it is sometimes difficult to properly handle, making it easy for patients to have bile fistula after surgery.

4. The most common symptom of late-stage cholangiocarcinoma is metastasis, which is a dynamic and continuous process. First, tumor cells invade and break through tissue barriers to enter blood vessels and lymphatic vessels to form cell emboli, which then fall off and run in the blood or lymphatic vessels. Then, they adhere to the microcirculatory endothelial cells of distant organs, stay there, and pass through the microcirculation, multiply in the new tissue and organ substance, and grow to form new metastatic tumors. In addition, during the metastasis of cholangiocarcinoma, cancer cells can also fall directly into the body cavity. Implantation on the serosal surface forms implanted metastatic tumors.

5. Massive intraperitoneal hemorrhage Massive intraperitoneal hemorrhage is also a common and serious hazard of bile duct cancer and a common complication after bile duct cancer surgery. This situation often occurs in patients with combined liver lobectomy and portal vein damage during surgery.