Complications due to gall bladder cancer

What are the complications?

A tumour that blocks the bile duct can cause pain, jaundice, nausea and vomiting. Tumours located where the pancreatic duct enters the small intestine may block the small intestine, preventing normal passage of food. Tumours may make it difficult to digest and absorb nutrients from the food by blocking the flow of the pancreatic enzymes. The most serious complication of biliary tract cancer is metastasis. Since biliary tract cancers are rarely discovered in the early stages, they often tend to spread to the other organs around the gall bladder, including liver, stomach, pancreas and intestines or to the nearby lymph nodes.