Question 239 · LEK · Bile duct and gallbladder cancer
Klatskin tumor is a term given to:
- A. gallbladder cancer.
- B. cancer of the ampulla of Vater.
- C. hepatocellular carcinoma originating in a cirrhotic liver affected by hepatitis type B.
- D. cholangiocarcinoma.
- E. pancreatic cancer in the head of the pancreas.
Hint
This eponymous tumor arises at the confluence of the hepatic ducts in the liver hilum.
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