A rare cancer that forms in the bile ducts inside the liver. A bile duct is a tube that carries bile (fluid made by the liver) between the liver and gallbladder and the small intestine. Only a small number of bile duct cancers are intrahepatic.
( IN-truh-heh-PA-tik bile dukt KAN-ser )
Source: NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
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