Daniel T. Field, Guido Carpino, Michail Doukas, Timothy J. Kendall
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Abstract
Cholangiocarcinoma is a group of diverse invasive malignancies arising along the biliary tract. The outcomes for patients with cholangiocarcinoma remain poor but an understanding of molecular aberrations and subsequent targeted therapies to these have opened up new treatment prospects. This review describes the clinical and morphological features and classifications of intrahepatic and perihilar cholangiocarcinoma in addition to laying out the related landscape of the molecular pathology within cholangiocarcinoma. The importance of both a high index of suspicion of cholangiocarcinoma and preserving tissue whilst reporting to access molecular testing and personalised treatment pathways is emphasised.
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This monthly review journal aims to provide the practising diagnostic pathologist and trainee pathologist with up-to-date reviews on histopathology and cytology and related technical advances. Each issue contains invited articles on a variety of topics from experts in the field and includes a mini-symposium exploring one subject in greater depth. Articles consist of system-based, disease-based reviews and advances in technology. They update the readers on day-to-day diagnostic work and keep them informed of important new developments. An additional feature is the short section devoted to hypotheses; these have been refereed. There is also a correspondence section.