What are the specific hazards of bile duct cancer

Biliary duct cancer is known as the "king of cancers" and is more dangerous than pancreatic cancer. Because two-thirds of bile duct cancers grow in the liver hilum, this location is quite special, and the blood vessels are intertwined like wires. In addition, most of them are found in the middle and late stages, and cancer cells easily invade the blood vessels and nerve tissues, making treatment difficult and the prognosis poor. So let's take a look at the specific hazards of bile duct cancer.

If you have bile duct cancer and do not take any intervention, you will die within 3 months after the diagnosis. The treatment process is very sad and painful, and the cure rate is low and the prognosis is poor. Therefore, the harm of bile duct cancer is extremely great, which can be manifested in the following aspects:

1. Biliary obstruction Cholangiocarcinoma will first cause bile duct obstruction in patients, which will lead to functional disorders of the bile duct system in patients, and then lead to digestive system disorders in patients, causing anorexia in patients

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.

Although it is scary to have bile duct cancer, you should not give up confidence in treatment, as a good life is more precious.