What are the symptoms of bile duct cancer

Cholangiocarcinoma is often difficult to be discovered in the early stages due to its atypical early symptoms. Since the gallbladder is an important organ of the body, once it is damaged, it will have a great impact on the human body. For malignant diseases, everyone knows the importance of timely treatment. So, what are the symptoms of bile duct cancer? Please follow the editor to learn about it below.

The main clinical manifestations of cholangiocarcinoma are progressive jaundice accompanied by upper abdominal discomfort. Other common symptoms include weight loss, emaciation, liver enlargement, and sometimes palpable gallbladder enlargement. The following three symptoms are more common in the early stages of cholangiocarcinoma:

1. Jaundice: Also known as yellow bile, commonly known as yellow disease, is a symptom caused by elevated bilirubin in the serum. Cholangiocarcinoma is very likely to cause bile duct obstruction due to tumor compression, so jaundice has become the earliest and most important symptom of cholangiocarcinoma;

2. Abdominal pain: In the early stages of bile duct cancer, patients often experience severe abdominal pain. Many patients experience severe abdominal discomfort, often with dull pain, dull pain, and other types of pain. This often leads to children experiencing rapid heartbeats, severe changes in blood counts, and other problems. In addition, the abdominal pain of early bile duct cancer symptoms is often difficult to locate and the location is unclear.

3. Fever: mostly caused by inflammation in the obstructive bile duct, with a low incidence rate;

4. Skin itching may occur before or after the onset of jaundice, and may be accompanied by other symptoms such as tachycardia, bleeding tendency, lack of energy, fatigue, steatorrhea, abdominal distension, etc. Skin itching is caused by increased bilirubin content in the blood, which affects the peripheral nerves of the skin.

Other symptoms may include loss of appetite, aversion to oil, fatigue, weight loss, generalized itching, nausea and vomiting, or non-specific symptoms of cancer. A few may have symptoms of portal hypertension, which is caused by cancer infiltration of the portal vein. The main signs of bile duct cancer include enlarged liver, enlarged gallbladder, ascites, etc.

The above is an introduction to the symptoms of bile duct cancer. I hope it will be helpful to you.