CARCINOGENESIS: Bilioenterostomy enhances biliary carcinogenesis in hamsters

The aim of this study was to examine whether the type of bilioenterostomyenhances biliary carcinogenesis in the hamster model. Syrianhamsters were divided into the following groups; simple laparotomy(control group), cholecystoduodenostomy with dissection of theextrahepatic bile duct on the distal end of the common duct(CDDB group) and cholecystoileostomy with dissection of theextrahepatic bile duct on the distal end of the common duct(CIDB group). Following these procedures, all hamsters receivedN-nitrosobis(2-oxopropyl)amine. The diameter of the extrahepaticbile duct and plasma levels of cholecystokinin (CCK) were measuredand the number of neoplastic lesions was counted microscopically.Proliferative effect of the procedures on the biliary epitheliumwas examined by proliferative cell nuclear antigen. In the CDDBgroup the extrahepatic bile duct was significantly dilated andcarcinogenesis of the gall-bladder and extrahepatic bile ductswas enhanced. In the CIDB group the CCK bioactivity was stimulatedand intrahepatic biliary duct, but not gall bladder and extrahepaticbile duct, carcinogenesis was promoted more than that observedin the CDDB group. Proliferation of the biliary duct epitheliumwas enhanced in both the CDDB and CIDB groups. Cholecystoduodenostomyenhanced intra- and extrahepatic bile duct carcinoma, whereascholecystoileostomy promoted only intrahepatic bile duct carcinoma.Some factors in the intestinal juice seem to play a role inthe promotion of biliary tract carcinoma.     

Carcinoid tumors of the extrahepatic bile duct. A rare cause of malignant biliary obstruction

BACKGROUND: Carcinoid tumors of the extrahepatic bile duct are rare and account for 0.2-2% of all gastrointestinal carcinoids. Similar to other tumors of the bile duct, these lesions are difficult to diagnose preoperatively and nearly impossible to distinguish from cholangiocarcinoma. METHODS: The authors retrospectively analyzed all reported cases of carcinoid tumor of the bile duct and report on two additional cases. RESULTS: Thirty cases of carcinoid tumor of the bile duct have been reported. Among this group were 20 women and 9 men (female-to-male ratio, 2.2:1) with an overall mean age of 47 years (range, 19-79 years). The most common anatomic sites for extrahepatic carcinoid tumors were the common bile duct (58%), perihilar region (28%), cystic duct (11%), and common hepatic duct (3%). Jaundice was the most common presenting complaint (55%). Sixty-nine percent of patients with extrahepatic biliary carcinoids had disease confined to the bile duct, whereas 31% had evidence of distant metastases. All patients who presented with localized disease remain disease free with a mean follow-up of 32 months (range, 3 months to 20 years). CONCLUSIONS: Carcinoid tumor of the bile duct is a rare form of malignant biliary obstruction. Unlike cholangiocarcinoma, biliary carcinoids occur more commonly in younger patients and in women. Aggressive local invasion by the primary tumor is rare, and metastases occur in less than one-third of patients. All patients who underwent a curative surgical resection were alive and disease free at time of published report, implying a more favorable prognosis. Aggressive surgical resection is recommended.     

Endoscopic techniques to diagnose and manage biliary tumors.

Malignancies of the bile duct are often suspected in patients with abnormal serum hepatic enzyme levels and obstruction of the biliary system. Although cross-sectional imaging can provide evidence for biliary obstruction and a malignancy arising from the bile duct, a definitive diagnosis is often obtained through the use of endoscopic procedures. Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP), the most commonly performed procedure for cholangiocarcinoma, can provide a tissue diagnosis through brush cytology of the bile duct. Relief from biliary obstruction can be provided with temporary plastic stenting or permanent metal stenting. Photodynamic therapy guided by ERCP may provide improved palliation from biliary obstruction in the future. Endoscopic ultrasonography complements the role of ERCP and may provide a tissue diagnosis through fine-needle aspiration and staging through ultrasound imaging. High-resolution ultrasound images can provide detailed information regarding the relationship between a mass and the bile duct wall. Despite these advances in endoscopic techniques and imaging of the bile duct, a tissue diagnosis often remains elusive in many patients. In the future, molecular markers will be employed to improve the sensitivity for the detection of malignancy in bile duct samples obtained through brushing, aspiration, and biopsy.     

肝管汇合变异在肝门胆管癌手术中的价值

目的 :评价肝管汇合变异在肝门胆管癌治疗中的价值。 方法 :对2002年1月～2007年3月本院就诊的肝门胆管癌(或肝门部胆管癌)患者行术前磁共振胰胆管显影(MRCP)检查,发现存在左、右肝管汇合方式变异患者24例,其中16例评价有潜在手术切除可能的患者行手术探查,对该16例患者的资料进行回顾性分析。 结果 :16例患者术前MRCP检查发现的肝管汇合变异均经手术证实,MRCP诊断肝管汇合方式变异的准确性为100%;16例患者中右后叶支直接汇入左肝管7例(43.8%),呈\     

Activation of telomerase and its diagnostic application in biopsy specimens from biliary tract neoplasms.

BACKGROUND: Telomerase activity has been reported to have potential as a useful diagnostic marker for cancer in various organs. The authors previously reported that telomerase activity in pancreatic juice differentiates pancreatic ductal carcinoma from adenoma and pancreatitis. In the current study, the usefulness of semiquantitatively determined telomerase activity in the diagnosis of malignant biliary tract neoplasms was investigated. METHODS: The samples examined included 61 surgically resected biliary tract tissues (11 gallbladder carcinomas, 5 bile duct carcinomas, 1 gallbladder adenoma, 30 cholecytitis cases, 7 cholesterol polyps, 1 normal gallbladder, and 6 normal common bile duct tissues), 42 bile samples from patients with biliary tract or pancreatic disease (19 cases of malignant biliary tract disease, 11 cases of benign biliary tract disease, 10 cases of malignant pancreatic disease, and 2 cases of benign pancreatic disease), and 14 bile duct biopsy specimens collected by percutaneous transhepatic choledochoscopy or endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (8 bile duct carcinoma specimens, 1 bile duct adenoma specimen, and 5 hepatolithiasis specimens). RESULTS: In biliary tract tissues, a telomerase ladder was detected in 73% of gallbladder carcinomas, 40% of bile duct carcinomas, and none of the other biliary tract tissues. One gallbladder adenoma showed a weak telomerase ladder. The telomerase ladder was detected in the bile sample from 1 patient (5.3%) with malignant biliary tract disease, none of the patients with benign biliary tract disease, 5 patients (50%) with malignant pancreatic disease, and none of the patients with benign pancreatic disease. In biopsy specimens, the telomerase ladder was detected in 75% of patients with bile duct carcinoma but not in any of the patients with hepatolithiasis. The median value of relative telomerase activity in the patients with bile duct carcinoma was significantly higher than that in the patients with hepatolithiasis. The diagnosis of bile duct carcinoma was confirmed preoperatively by histopathologic examination in only 25% of the biopsy specimens. CONCLUSIONS: The results of the current study indicate that telomerase is highly activated in biliary tract carcinomas and that the detection of a telomerase ladder in biopsy samples is an excellent tool for the diagnosis of bile duct carcinomas.     

An abnormal pancreatico-choledocho-ductal junction in cases of biliary tract carcinoma

A histopathologic study on how the common bile duct and main pancreatic duct open into the duodenum was performed on 72 autopsied cases of biliary tract carcinoma. Type IIIb which was considered to be an abnormal pancreatico-choledocho-ductal junction was identified in 8 of 34 cases in common bile duct carcinoma and in 4 of 24 cases in gallbladder carcinoma, while none of the control cases belonging to Type IIIb. In cases of Type IIIb, reflux of pancreatic juice may occur into the bile duct and produce the repeated inflammation on the biliary tract. Therefore, the abnormal pancreatico-choledocho-ductal junction was suggested to be one of the pathogenic factors which cause biliary tract carcinoma.     

A case report of cholangiectasis with cholangiocarcinoma

This is a case report of cholangiectasis with cholangiocarcinoma in a 37-year-old female. Both computed tomography (CT) and endoscopic retrograde cholangio-pancreatography (ERCP) demonstrated gallstone, and intrahepatic bile duct dilatation with the stone. The diagnosis was intrahepatic cholangiectasis without common bile duct-dilatation. Hepatectomy of segment 3 with resection of the extrahepatic bile duct and reconstruction of the biliary tract was performed. Upon pathological examination, an early stage of cholangiocarcinoma was pointed out within the small range of common bile duct without dilatation or stone. Cholangiocarcinoma with cholangiectasis has been reported to be induced by counter flow of pancreas and intestinal juice because of the pancreaticobiliary maljunction. So we usually choose a diversion operation as our tactics to get rid of the counter flow of those digestive juices. Despite the above-mentioned tendency, this is a very rare case of carcinogenesis in common bile duct without dilatation.     

Trends in the incidence of primary liver and biliary tract cancers in England and Wales 1971-2001

In the last two decades, mortality from primary liver cancer has increased in the UK. We aimed to determine whether the incidence trends for these cancers were similar and in particular if the increasing occurrence of cholangiocarcinoma has continued. We calculated directly age-standardised incidence rates (using the European standard population) by subsite and histological type for all cancers of the liver, gallbladder and biliary tract in England and Wales from 1971 to 2001, using cancer registry data. The incidence of cancers of the liver, gallbladder and biliary tract increased, with the greatest rise, around 12-fold, in intrahepatic bile duct cancers. The rate of liver cell cancer increased by around 45% in males, but by <10% in females. There were marked reductions in the incidence of gallbladder and extrahepatic bile duct cancer. Cholangiocarcinoma increased around 16-fold and became the most common type of primary liver cancer in females, while hepatocellular carcinoma remained the commonest type in males. The age-specific incidence rates showed that intrahepatic bile duct cancer continued to increase throughout the 1990s in those aged 75 and over, while liver cell cancer decreased in the older age groups. In conclusion, there were increases in the incidence of primary liver cancer, which have been particularly dramatic for intrahepatic bile duct cancer, over the last three decades of the 20th century in England and Wales. There has been a halving in the incidence of gallbladder cancer and a reduction of a third in extrahepatic bile duct cancer.     

Non-Epstein-Barr virus associated lymphoepithelioma-like carcinoma of the inferior common bile duct

A carcinoma displaying undifferentiated features with dense lymphoplasmacytic infiltration is defined as a lymphoepithelioma-like carcinoma(LEC),and some of LEC is associated with Epstein-Barr virus(EBV).All of the 13 previously reported cases of LEC of the biliary system were intrahepatic in location.Herein,we describe the first case of LEC of the inferior common bile duct.A 68-year-old Japanese man,who had been previously treated for hepatocellular carcinoma using microwave coagulation therapy,was found to have tumors of the common bile duct and pancreas head.Histopathological study of the resected tumor showed solid or cohesive nests of large undifferentiated cells with irregular large vesicular nuclei and nucleoli.Around the tumor cell nests,dense lymphoplasmacytic infiltration was observed.Focal glandular differentiation(approximately 5%) was also present.These histopathological features corresponded morphologically to LEC.Immunohistochemically,the tumor cells were positive for cytokeratin(CK) 7,CK 19 and CA19-9,but negative for CK 20 and Hep Par 1.In situ hybridization for Epstein Barr virus early small RNAs disclosed no nuclear signal in tumor cells.Therefore,a diagnosis of non-EBV-associated LEC of the inferior common bile duct was made.Although the prognosis of the biliary LEC is thought to be better than that of conventional cholangiocarcinoma,the differences in prognosis between EBV-positive and-negative cases have not yet been established.Therefore,additional case studies will be needed to clarify the clinicopathological features of LEC of the biliary tract.     

Surgical treatment of cancer of the biliary tract and gall bladder

With the advances in various kinds of diagnostic methods and improvement of operative technique, operations for cancer in biliary tract have recently increased, however, the prognosis has been unsatisfied. During the past 25 years, 495 cases with carcinoma of biliary tract (ca of gall bladder 175 cases, ca of bile duct 201, and ca of papilla vater 105) were operated. The resectability rate was 66% (62% in gall bladder, 62% in bile duct, 84% in papilla vater). Among the lesions in bile duct, the resectable rate in lower bile duct was better than the other site in bile duct. The late results in ca of bile duct, especially in the lesion of upper bile duct were still poor, however, the 5-years survival rate in ca of gallbladder or papilla vater carcinoma was 61% or 56%, respectively. For the further improvement of the surgical results, the sufficient resection of the intrahepatic bile duct in ca of bile duct should be performed, and in gall bladder carcinoma when tumor extends into the neck of gall bladder, bile duct should be resected. In advanced carcinoma, the appropriate hepatectomy or bile duct resection should be considered in proportion to the operative influence and the extension of the tumor.     

Establishment and characterisation of six human biliary tract cancer cell lines

Human cell lines established from biliary tract cancers are rare, and only five have been reported previously. We report the characterisation of six new six biliary tract cancer cell lines (designated SNU-245, SNU-308, SNU-478, SNU-869, SNU-1079 and SNU-1196) established from primary tumour samples of Korean patients. The cell lines were isolated from two extrahepatic bile duct cancers (one adenocarcinoma of common bile duct, one hilar bile duct cancer), two adenocarcinomas of ampulla of Vater, one intrahepatic bile duct cancer (cholangiocarcinoma), and one adenocarcinoma of the gall bladder. The cell phenotypes, including the histopathology of the primary tumours and in vitro growth characteristics, were determined. We also performed molecular characterisation, including DNA fingerprinting analysis and abnormalities of K-ras, p15, p16, p53, hMLH1, hMSH2, DPC4, beta-catenin, E-cadherin, hOGG1, STK11, and TGF-betaRII genes by PCR-SSCP and sequencing analysis. In addition, we compared the genetic alterations in tumour cell lines and their corresponding tumour tissues. All lines grew as adherent cells. Population doubling times varied from 48-72 h. The culture success rate was 20% (six out of 30 attempts). All cell lines showed (i) relatively high viability; (ii) absence of mycoplasma or bacteria contamination; and (iii) genetic heterogeneity by DNA fingerprinting analysis. Among the lines, three lines had p53 mutations; and homozygous deletions in both p16 and p15 genes were found three and three lines, respectively; one line had a heterozygous missense mutation in hMLH1; E-cadherin gene was hypermethylated in two lines. Since the establishment of biliary tract cancer cell lines has been rarely reported in the literature, these newly established and well characterised biliary tract cancer cell lines would be very useful for studying the biology of biliary tract cancers, particularly those related to hypermethylation of E-cadherin gene in biliary tract cancer.     

Biliary tract cancer and stones in relation to chronic liver conditions: A population-based study in Shanghai, China

Biliary tract cancers are relatively rare but fatal tumors. Apart from a close link with gallstones and cholangitis, risk factors for biliary tract cancer are obscure. Chronic liver conditions, including liver cirrhosis, have been linked to a higher risk of biliary tract cancer. In a population-based case-control study conducted in Shanghai, China, we investigated the relationships of a history of chronic hepatitis and liver cirrhosis as well as a family history of liver cancer with biliary tract cancer risk. The study included 627 patients with biliary tract cancers (368 gallbladder, 191 bile duct and 68 ampulla of Vater), 1,037 patients with biliary stones (774 gallbladder stones and 263 bile duct stones) and 959 healthy subjects randomly selected from the population. Bile duct cancer was associated with self-reports of chronic liver conditions, including a history of chronic hepatitis (OR = 2.0, 95% CI 0.9-4.4), liver cirrhosis (OR = 4.7, 95% CI 1.9-11.7) and a family history of primary liver cancer (OR = 2.0, 95% CI 1.0-3.9). The excess risk persisted after adjustment for gallstones and were more pronounced among subjects without gallstones (OR = 5.0, 95% CI 1.3-20.0 and OR = 4.9, 95% 2.0-12.2, respectively). History of liver conditions was also associated with an excess of biliary stones (OR = 1.9, 95% CI 1.2-3.0). No association was found for cancers of the gallbladder and ampulla of Vater. A history of chronic hepatitis and cirrhosis may be risk factors for extraheptic bile duct cancer. Given that chronic infection with hepatitis B virus (HBV) is the most common cause of liver disease in China, serologic markers of HBV need to be measured in future studies to examine the link between HBV and bile duct cancer.     

胆管支架治疗恶性梗阻性黄疸５３例分析

目的　观察经皮肝穿刺肝胆管支架治疗恶性梗阻性黄疸的疗效及不良反应。方法　５３例恶性胆道梗阻患者采用经皮肝穿刺置入胆管支架治疗,术前及术后１周复查血清总胆红素、直接胆红素。２２例患者行肝动脉栓塞化疗（ＴＡＣＥ）。结果　共置入５５枚镍钛形状记忆合金内支架,其中２例各置入２枚胆道支架,技术操作成功率１００％。术前及术后１周血清总胆红素、直接胆红素均有显著差异（Ｐ＝０.０２１,Ｐ＝０.０１８）,支架置入后行ＴＡＣＥ者中位生存期（３９.２周）明显高于未行ＴＡＣＥ组（１７.３周）,术中及术后的并发症经及时处理后均能缓解。结论　对梗阻性黄疸患者经皮肝穿刺支架治疗对解除胆道梗阻是一种安全、有效的方法。术后行肝动脉栓塞化疗者能明显延长患者生存。     

Gallbladder mucosa ornithine decarboxylase activity is increased in patients with anomalous arrangement of the pancreaticobiliary duct.

Ornithine decarboxylase (ODC) activity, which seems to increase in premalignant lesions, was studied in gallbladder mucosa from 32 patients with or without anomalous arrangement of the pancreaticobiliary duct (AAPBD). Mucosal ODC activity was significantly increased in 17 patients with AAPBD compared with 15 control subjects with normal biliary anatomy. Among the 17 patients with AAPBD, ODC activity was significantly increased in 7 in whom the major pancreatic duct joined the common bile duct (P-C type) compared with 8 in whom the common bile duct joined the pancreatic duct (C-P type). The increased ODC activity in gallbladder mucosa suggests that patients with the P-C type of AAPBD may have an increased risk of gallbladder cancer. These results are consistent with recent clinicopathologic studies of AAPBD that have demonstrated an association between AAPBD and biliary tract malignancy. Determination of the mechanism that induces mucosal ODC activity may provide a clue to the pathogenesis of gallbladder carcinoma in patients with AAPBD.     

Biliary tract cancer incidence in the United States—Demographic and temporal variations by anatomic site

We evaluated incidence patterns of biliary tract cancers (gallbladder, extrahepatic bile duct, ampulla of Vater and not otherwise specified) to provide potential insight into the etiology of these cancers. Data were obtained from the population‐based Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results program. Rates for cases diagnosed during 1992–2009 were calculated by racial/ethnic, gender and age groups. Temporal trends during 1974–2009 and annual percentage changes (APC) during 1992–2009 were estimated. Age‐adjusted rates by site were higher among American Indian/Alaska Natives, Hispanics (white) and Asian/Pacific Islanders (Asian/PI) and lower among whites and blacks. Gallbladder cancer was more common among women in all ethnic groups (female‐to‐male incidence rate ratio [IRR] ranged from 1.24 to 2.86), but bile duct and ampulla of Vater cancers were more common among men (female‐to‐male IRR 0.57 to 0.82). Gallbladder cancer rates declined among all racial/ethnic and gender groups except blacks (APC ?0.4% to ?3.9%). In contrast, extrahepatic bile duct cancer rates rose significantly in most female racial/ethnic groups; the APCs among whites were 0.8 among females and 1.3 among males, both significant. Rates for ampulla of Vater cancer decreased among Asian/PI females (APC ?2.7%) but remained stable for the other groups. In addition to confirming that biliary tract cancer incidence patterns differ by gender and site and that the gallbladder cancer incidence rates have been declining, our study provides novel evidence that extrahepatic bile duct cancer rates are rising. These observations may help guide future etiologic studies.     

Induction of Extrahepatic Biliary Carcinoma by N-Nitrosobis(2-oxopropyl)amine in Hamsters Given Cholecystoduodenostomy with Dissection of the Common Duct

The methods we used to produce a carcinoma in the extrahepatic bile duct and gallbladder in hamsters are described along with the characteristics of the induced tumors. Female Syrian golden hamsters were first subjected to Cholecystoduodenostomy with dissection of the extrahepatic bile duct on the distal end of the common duct (CDDB) and were, 4 weeks later, treated with weekly subcutaneous injections of N-nitrosobis(2-oxopropyl)amine (BOP) at a dose of 10 mg/kg body weight for 9 weeks. The animals were killed at the 12th, 16th and 20th week after the initiation of BOP treatment. Extrahepatic bile duct carcinoma developed in 16%, 24% and 41% and gallbladder carcinoma occurred in 58%, 81% and 82% of the hamsters, respectively, at the corresponding times of killing. The incidences were significantly higher than those in sham-operated controls ( P <0.01). The induced extrahepatic bile duct carcinomas were predominantly of the polypoid type and gallbladder carcinomas were of the papillary type in growth form, being morphologically similar to early stage biliary carcinoma in humans. Immunohistochemical staining using bromodeoxynridine and anti-bromo-deoxyuridine monoclonal antibody demonstrated that the CDDB procedure greatly accelerated the cell kinetic activity of the biliary epithelium, and this was considered to be a major factor promoting the development of biliary carcinomas in this hamster model. In conclusion, this new model provides a high incidence of tumor development at the extrahepatic biliary tract and is expected to be useful for clarifying the characteristics of this highly malignant tumor.     

Prostaglandin-endoperoxide synthase 2 (PTGS2) gene polymorphisms and risk of biliary tract cancer and gallstones: a population-based study in Shanghai, China

There is evidence that chronic inflammation predisposes to biliary tract cancer and that use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) is protective. Although the mechanisms by which NSAIDs lower cancer risk remain unclear, NSAIDs reduce prostaglandin production by blocking prostaglandin-endoperoxide synthase 2 (PTGS2, commonly known as COX-2), an enzyme induced by proinflammatory stimuli that is often overexpressed in malignant tissue. Since variants in the PTGS2 gene may modify the expression or function of its encoded enzyme to modulate the inflammatory response in the biliary tract, we examined the associations of eight PTGS2 polymorphisms (-645C-->T; Ex3 -8G-->C; IVS5 -275T-->G; IVS7 +111T-->C; Ex10 +127T-->C; Ex10 +686 --->ATTAT-->TTATA; Ex10 +837T-->C; Ex10 -90C-->T) with biliary tract cancer and stones in a population-based case-control study conducted in Shanghai, China. Genotyping was performed for 411 patients with biliary tract cancer (237 gallbladder, 127 extrahepatic bile duct and 47 ampulla of Vater), 895 patients with biliary stones (673 gallbladder, 222 bile duct), and 786 healthy individuals randomly selected from the population. Significant associations were seen only between the Ex10 +837T-->C marker and bile duct cancer risk. Relative to individuals with the TT genotype, those carrying the C allele (TC or CC genotype) had a 1.8-fold (95% confidence interval: 1.2-2.7) risk of bile duct cancer. Inferred haplotypes including this risk-conferring allele were also associated with increased bile duct cancer risk of similar magnitude. Our results suggest that a common PTGS2 variant increases bile duct cancer risk. Further investigation is needed to confirm and extend our findings in studies of biliary tract cancer that more comprehensively examine PTGS2 and other inflammation-related genes.     

胆管支架和(或)引流术治疗恶性胆管梗阻30天内死亡原因分析

目的 分析胆管支架和（或）引流术治疗恶性胆管梗阻３０ｄ内死亡原因及手术有关的近期并发症,探讨更有效的临床治疗方法及手术适应证。方法 １０７例恶性胆管梗阻者实行经皮经肝穿刺担管支架和（或）引流术,术后３０ｄ内共死亡１２例,其中原发性肝癌４例,肝门淋巴结转移瘤３例,胆管癌５例,死亡率为１１．２％。结果 １２例恶性胆管梗阻者,９例放置胆管支架,其中５例同时置引流管;３例仅置胆管引流管。手术后１０例胆管梗     

胆总管下端结石合并胆总管下端癌的临床诊断及治疗

目的:研究胆总管下端结石合并胆总管下端癌的临床特点及诊治要点。方法:回顾性分析2005年1月-2012年1月间入院诊治的35例胆总管下端结石合并胆总管下端癌的临床资料,统计患者年龄与胆石症病史数据。并选取同期入院诊治的单纯胆管下端癌患者35例为对照A组,单纯胆总管下端结石的患者35例作为对照B组。对比三组患者血清肿瘤标记物水平。结果:35例胆管下端癌患者均经诊断证实存在胆管结石。所有患者术前均经B超检查,明确诊断者15例,阳性率为42.86%;24例经CT检查,确诊18例,阳性率为75.00%;30例行MRCP检查,确诊11例,阳性率为36.67%;14例行ERCP检查,确诊14例,阳性率为100.00%。实验组CA-50为(142.95±46.92)U/L,CA-199为(208.80±116.64)U/L,CEA为(18.40±3.59)μg/L;对照A组CA-50为(210.44±67.59)U/L,CA-199为(611.83±389.52)U/L,CEA为(47.41±20.97)μg/L;对照B组CA-50为(15.17±3.06)U/L,CA-199为(17.33±4.15)U/L,CEA为(7.69±3.85)μg/L。三组差异显著(P<0.05)。胆总管下端结石合并胆总管下端癌患者的年龄多为60~69岁,胆石症病史以9~13年的为多,10年以上胆石症病史的发病率高于10年以下病史者。结论:长期胆管结石病史、老年胆管结石患者,血清肿瘤因子CA-50、CA-199、CEA显著升高的患者,应高度警惕胆管癌。B超的诊断阳性率较低,可结合多种影像学诊断方法共同诊断。