What are the dangers of bile duct cancer

As for bile duct cancer, you may have known that it is very difficult to treat due to its special lesion location. In addition, the early symptoms of bile duct cancer are relatively hidden and difficult to detect. It is easy to be ignored and misdiagnosed, thus missing the best time for treatment. Biliary duct cancer is a non-dangerous disease that brings great distress to the patient's body and mind. So what are the hazards of bile duct cancer?

Cholangiocarcinoma refers to a malignant tumor of the extrahepatic bile duct that originates from the confluence of the left and right hepatic ducts to the lower end of the common bile duct. It is very harmful to patients. If no surgery or drainage is performed for cholangiocarcinoma, most patients will die within 3 months after diagnosis.

Cholangiocarcinoma will first cause bile duct obstruction in patients, which will lead to functional disorders of the bile duct system, and then to digestive system disorders. It will also cause patients to suffer from anorexia and indigestion, and then lead to malnutrition, emaciation, weight loss, decreased resistance and immunity, and other problems.

Cholangiocarcinoma can easily lead to liver failure in patients, which is a very important reason why many bile duct cancer patients die from the disease.

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 develop bile fistula after surgery.

In the late stage of cholangiocarcinoma, metastasis may occur, which is a dynamic and continuous process. First, tumor cells invade and break through the tissue barrier to enter the 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 endothelial cells of the microcirculation of distant organs, stay there, and pass through the microcirculation, multiply in the new tissue and organ substance, and grow into new metastatic tumors. In addition, during the metastasis of cholangiocarcinoma, cancer cells can also fall off directly into the body cavity. Implantation on the serosal surface forms implanted metastatic tumors.

In short, although bile duct cancer is quite scary, it is not an incurable disease. Maintaining a good attitude and choosing appropriate and reasonable treatment plans as early as possible can reduce the patient's pain and prolong the patient's life.