Clinical Diagnosis · Digestive System · Hard
Cholangiocarcinoma
Meaning: A cancer arising from the cells lining the bile ducts, often presenting with painless jaundice.
In practice: Painless jaundice and weight loss led to the diagnosis of cholangiocarcinoma.
Word parts
- -oma means a lump, mass or tumour
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