title: Long-term survival after intraluminal brachytherapy for inoperable hilar cholangiocarcinoma: a case report.
abstract: Surgical resection with a tumor-free margin is the only curative treatment for hilar cholangiocarcinoma (Klatskin tumor). However, over half of the patients present late with unresectable tumors. Radiotherapy using external beam irradiation or intraluminal brachytherapy (ILBT) has been used to treat unresectable hilar cholangiocarcinoma with satisfactory outcome. We reported a patient with unresectable hilar cholangiocarcinoma surviving more than 6 years after combined external beam irradiation and ILBT.
authors.affiliation: Centre for the Study of Liver Disease and Department of Surgery, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong, China.
authors.forename: Siu-Yin
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Chan
authors.forename: Ronnie T
authors.initials: RT
authors.lastname: Poon
authors.forename: Kelvin K
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Ng
authors.forename: Chi-Leung
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Raymond T
authors.initials: RT
authors.lastname: Chan
authors.forename: Sheung-Tat
authors.initials: ST
authors.lastname: Fan
mesh_terms: D001650:Bile Duct Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D001653:Bile Ducts, Intrahepatic; D001918:Brachytherapy; D018281:Cholangiocarcinoma / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis