Cholangio Cancer
Data on cholangio cancer detailed by researchers at Kyushu University, Medical Institute of Bioregulation
Published in Gastroenterology Week, April 30th, 2007
Researchers detail in "A case of an alpha-fetoprotein-producing intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma suggests probable cancer stem cell origin," new data in cholangio cancer. According to recent research published in the journal Oncologist, "Recent evidence suggests that some cancers may originate from cancer stem cells, which may derive from carcinogenesis of normal stem cells. A hepatic progenitor cell population, which gives rise to hepatocytes and cholangiocytes, has been suggested in humans, though whether these cells can give rise to malignant tumors has not been confirmed."
"We report here a case of an alpha-fetoprotein (AFP)-producing intrahepatic...
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