title: Recurrent cholangiocarcinoma: negative autopsy results after aggressive management.
abstract: Cholangiocarcinoma is one of the most common malignancies of the biliary tree. Most cases are perihilar. Cholangiocarcinoma usually has an indolent, slowly progressive course and is associated with a high mortality rate. In this article, we discuss the management of perihilar cholangiocarcinoma by radiation therapy and chemotherapy in a case in which no recurrence was found on autopsy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, New York Methodist Hospital, Brooklyn, USA.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ashamalla
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kostandy
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Salama
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ghaly
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Taha
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Toni
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Sosler
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Chandra
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001344:Autopsy; D001650:Bile Duct Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D001653:Bile Ducts, Intrahepatic; D018281:Cholangiocarcinoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000473:pathology