For this reason, it’s important to know whether a tumor in the liver started in bile ducts (cholangiocarcinoma), the liver tissue itself (hepatocellular carcinoma), or another organ and has spread to the liver.
So, it is important to know if the cancer started in the bile ducts (cholangiocarcinoma), the liver itself (hepatocellular carcinoma), or another part of the body and has spread to the liver.