What kind of harm will bile duct cancer cause to patients

"The King of Cancer" is a name that makes people feel horrified. The severity of bile duct cancer is thus determined, and its severity level is even higher than that of pancreatic cancer. So the question is, how does such a dangerous disease as bile duct cancer harm patients? Let's learn about the harm that bile duct cancer can cause to patients.

The early diagnosis rate of bile duct cancer is low, and most cases are already in the middle or late stages when confirmed. The surgical cure rate is low, and the 5-year survival rate is low. For bile duct cancer patients, the most feared and most concerned issue may be whether the survival period can be extended and what kind of harm it may cause.

The harm of bile duct cancer can be seen from the following aspects:

1. Biliary obstruction Cholangiocarcinoma will first cause bile duct obstruction in patients, which will lead to functional disorders of the bile duct system in patients, and then lead to digestive system disorders in patients, causing anorexia in patients

2. Liver failure Cholangiocarcinoma can easily lead to liver failure in patients, which is a very important reason for the death of many bile duct cancer patients.

3. Biliary fistula Biliary duct cancer often causes bile fistula in patients. This is the most common and serious complication after bile duct cancer surgery. Because there are many openings in the intrahepatic bile duct, it is sometimes difficult to properly handle, making it easy for patients to have bile fistula after surgery.

4. The most common symptom of late-stage cholangiocarcinoma is metastasis, which is a dynamic and continuous process. First, tumor cells invade and break through tissue barriers to enter blood vessels and lymphatic vessels to form cell emboli, which then fall off and run in the blood or lymphatic vessels. Then, they adhere to the microcirculatory endothelial cells of distant organs, stay there, and pass through the microcirculation, multiply in the new tissue and organ substance, and grow to form new metastatic tumors. In addition, during the metastasis of cholangiocarcinoma, cancer cells can also fall directly into the body cavity. Implantation on the serosal surface forms implanted metastatic tumors.

5. Massive intraperitoneal hemorrhage Massive intraperitoneal hemorrhage is also a common and serious hazard of bile duct cancer and a common complication after bile duct cancer surgery. This situation often occurs in patients with combined liver lobectomy and portal vein damage during surgery.

Disease is scary, but you must have confidence in treatment, just in case you are cured! Therefore, you must face the disease with an optimistic attitude!