Cholangiocarcinoma is one of the most serious diseases in northeast Thailand, where its incidence is reported to be the highest in the world. We tried to develop a new method to detect cholangiocarcinoma in the early stages using serum proteins. We found that after fluorescent labeling of the sugar moiety of serum proteins, a new peak was identified, which might be a promising marker for cholangiocarcinoma.
Keywords: Biliary tract cancer · Cholangiocarcinoma · Opisthorchis viverrini · Tumor marker.
© 2014 Japanese Society of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery.