Guidelines for hepatobiliary cancers:treatment strategies in the East and West

Hepatocellular carcinoma(HCC)is the most common type of primary liver cancer originating from hepatocytes,whereas intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma(ICC)occurs in parts of the bile ducts within the liver and is the second most common primary malignant liver tumor.Extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma develops in the bile ducts outside the liver and includes hilar and distal bile duct cancers.