What tests should be done for bile duct cancer

There are many ways to treat diseases. Many people may know some conventional examination methods, but they are not so systematic. Among them, bile duct cancer, as a kind of disease, has many examination methods. Today, we will find out what examinations should be done if you have bile duct cancer. I hope everyone will take a good look at it.

The following examination methods are some common examination methods for bile duct cancer that we introduce to you today. We hope that friends can have a deeper understanding of bile duct cancer through these contents, and then actively cooperate with doctors for treatment. The following are some examination methods for bile duct cancer:

1. Ask about the medical history in detail, conduct a comprehensive physical examination, various routine tests and tests with certain specificity, such as alpha-fetoprotein, carcinoembryonic antigen, etc.

2. Physical examination: Since about 75% of cancers occur in easily discovered parts of the body, a comprehensive physical examination, including inspection, palpation, percussion, and auscultation, is very important. It can often find a considerable number of tumors and make a preliminary judgment on their nature.

3. Imaging examination: including conventional X-ray fluoroscopy, filming, various angiography, various tomographic examinations, CT, ECT, MRI, B-type ultrasound, nuclear medicine examination, etc.

4. Pathological examination: exfoliative cytology and biopsy.

5. Endoscopic examination: esophagoscopy, fiber gastroscopy and fiber colonoscopy, bronchoscope, cystoscope, etc.

6. Radioimmunoassay: such as fetoprotein assay, carcinoembryonic antigen assay, Epstein-Barr virus antibody assay, etc.

7. Medical laser diagnosis.

The above examination methods are common bile duct cancer examination methods. I hope they will be helpful to everyone. When you encounter bile duct cancer, stay calm, listen to the doctor's advice, actively cooperate, and save your life.