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Cholangiocarcinoma (BILE Duct cancer) is a type of uncommon CANCER. It arises in Bile ducts. The Bile duct is a long tubule like structure which connects the liver (hepatic duct) to the gall bladder (cystic duct). It carries bile, which helps in digestion of food, from gall-bladder (produced in the liver) to intestines. CCA arises from the epithelial cells of the intrahepatic and extrahepatic bile ducts. It is a kind of malignant tumor which can form in any part of the bile duct. CCA has three types - Intrahepatic (iCCA), Perihilar (pCCA) and Distal (dCCA). Intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma affects the small bile ducts within the liver. Perihiliar (or Klatskin tumo...