Recurrent cholangiocarcinoma: negative autopsy results after aggressive management.
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.
Ashamalla
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Department of Radiation Oncology, New York Methodist Hospital, Brooklyn, USA.
Kostandy
G
G
Salama
S
S
Ghaly
M
M
Taha
H
H
Toni
E
E
Sosler
B
B
Chandra
P
P
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