Cholangiocarcinoma -
Obesity
Opistorchissinensis infection
Salmonella carrier state
HBV infection
Ans. is 'b' i.e., Opistorchissinensis infection Cholangiocarcinomao Cholangiocarcinoma is malignancy of the biliary tree, arising from bile ducts within or outside the liver,o Risk factors : -# Primary' sclerosing cholangitisCongenital fibropolycystic disease of the biliary system (caroli disease, choledochal cyst).Exposure to thorotrast.Opisthorchis sinensis infection.Pathologyo Cholangiocarcinoma are adenocarcinoma arising from bile ducts epithelium,o Most are well to moderately differentiated.o Markdfy desmoplastic, with dens collegenous stroma separating the glandular elements.o Cells are not bile stained, because bile is synthesized by hepatocytes and not by bile duct epithelium.
Disorders of Gallbladder and Extrahepatic Biliary Tract