Comparing combined hepatocellular-cholangiocarcinoma and cholangiocarcinoma: a clinicopathological study.

Abstract

The clinicopathological features of combined hepatocellular-cholangiocarcinoma were different from those of cholangiocarcinoma with more advanced histological differentiation, more prevalent in males, and lower levels of serum bilirubin and ALP. These characteristic features may help us in diagnosing combined hepatocellular-cholangiocarcinoma in patients with suspected cholangiocarcinoma.