Changes of local microenvironment in the evolution of intrahepatic cholelithiasis to intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma

Abstract

Hepatolithiasis is a very common hepatobiliary disease in Asia. Recurrent hepatolithiasis frequently lead to incidence of intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma. The associated intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma is generally hidden and often covered up by the related clinical symptoms caused by stones, which can easily lead to missed the best time of diagnosisand treatment. This paper mainly showed the diseases of intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma associated with intrahepatic cholelithiasis, and expounded the changes of local microenvironment of bile duct tissue from intrahepatic cholelithiasis to intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma. The purpose of this study is to look for the risk factors related to the development of intrahepatic cholelithiasis to intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma and to provide a new research direction for the clinical treatment of intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma. Key words: Biliary duct neoplasms; Tumor microenvironment; Intrahepatic cholelithiasis; Intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma