Diseases

Biliary Tract Neoplasms

Tumors or cancer in the BILIARY TRACT including the BILE DUCTS and the GALLBLADDER.

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Structured Summary

Abstract

Tumors or cancer in the BILIARY TRACT including the BILE DUCTS and the GALLBLADDER.

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Synonyms

9 entry terms
  • Neoplasms, Biliary Tract
  • Biliary Tract Neoplasm
  • Neoplasm, Biliary Tract
  • Biliary Tract Cancer
  • Cancer of Biliary Tract
  • Cancer of the Biliary Tract
  • Biliary Tract Cancers
  • Cancer, Biliary Tract
  • Cancers, Biliary Tract

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Aspects Covered

39 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, blood supply, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, chemistry, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, secondary, surgery, therapy, ultrastructure, urine, veterinary, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

general or unspecified; prefer specifics; coordinate with histological type of neoplasm

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History Note

80

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Previous Indexing

  • Bile Duct Neoplasms (1966-1979)
  • Gallbladder Neoplasms (1966-1979)

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Tree Numbers

  1. C04w.588.274.120
  2. C06w.130.320
  3. C06w.301.120

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NLM Classification

WI 765

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Biliary Tract Neoplasms. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D001661. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D001661
  2. Biliary Tract Neoplasms. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18553364