Dictionary of Cancer Terms
View in Spanish: Carcinoma de la vía biliar extrahepática in situ, estadio 0
Stage 0 extrahepatic bile duct carcinoma in situ ( EK-struh-heh-PA-tik bile dukt KAR-sih-NOH-muh in SY-too)
Abnormal cells are found in the innermost layer of tissue lining the extrahepatic bile duct. These abnormal cells may become cancer and spread into nearby normal tissue.
Source: National Cancer Institute Dictionary of Cancer Terms, available at www.cancer.gov/dictionary.