Stage II Extrahepatic Bile Duct Cancer (EK-struh-hih-PA-tik Bile Dukt) at Medical Drugs Glossary

What is Stage II Extrahepatic Bile Duct Cancer (EK-struh-hih-PA-tik Bile Dukt)? Stage II is divided into stage IIA and IIB. In stage IIA, cancer has spread to the liver, gallbladder, pancreas, and/or to either the right or left branches of the hepatic artery or of the portal vein (major blood vessels that carry blood to the liver). I

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