Editorial
Copyright ©2010 Baishideng Publishing Group Co.
World J Hepatol. Dec 27, 2010; 2(12): 419-427
Published online Dec 27, 2010. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v2.i12.419
Table 1 High risk factors and underlining causes of intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma
Chronic inflammatory biliary diseases
Primary sclerosing cholangitis/Ulcerative colitis
Hepatolithiasis
Liver flukes and other biliary parasite infections
Others
Biliary malformation and developmental disorders
Caroli’s disease
Congenital hepatic fibrosis
Biliary-pancreatic maljunction
Simple, solitary or multiple, hepatic cyst
Polycystic liver
Others
Chronic advanced, non-biliary, liver diseases
Chronic hepatitis/cirrhosis related to HCV and HBV infection
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
Others
Thorotrast deposition
EB virus infection
Others