| Literature DB >> 15918211 |
Siu-Yin Chan1, Ronnie T Poon, Kelvin K Ng, Chi-Leung Liu, Raymond T Chan, Sheung-Tat Fan.
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.Entities:
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Year: 2005 PMID: 15918211 PMCID: PMC4305861 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i20.3161
Source DB: PubMed Journal: World J Gastroenterol ISSN: 1007-9327 Impact factor: 5.742