The Condition"...Bile duct cancer tends to spread into the liver, along the bile duct surface and through the lymph system to lymph nodes in the region of the liver..."

The Condition"...Jaundice is caused by the accumulation in the skin of a component of bile ( bilirubin) that normally empties into the intestines after traveling through the bile ducts..."

The Condition"...The cause is unknown although people with chronic inflammatory processes such as ulcerative colitis or parasitic infections of the bile ducts, or with congenital abnormalities of the bile ducts are at higher risk for developing this cancer..."