Liver transplantation for cholangiocarcinoma.
Liver transplantation following high dose neoadjuvant radiotherapy with chemosensitization achieves excellent results for patients with early stage, unresectable hilar cholangiocarcinoma or cholangiocarcinoma arising in the setting of primary sclerosing cholangitis.
Rosen
Charles B
CB
Division of Transplantation Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA. rosen.charles@mayo.edu
Heimbach
Julie K
JK
Gores
Gregory J
GJ
D001650:Bile Duct Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery* / Q000628:therapy; D018281:Cholangiocarcinoma / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery* / Q000628:therapy; D015209:Cholangitis, Sclerosing / Q000150:complications; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D006801:Humans; D016031:Liver Transplantation; D020360:Neoadjuvant Therapy