Liver transplantation after neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy has emerged as an effective treatment for patients with localized, node-negative, unresectable hilar cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) or CCA arising in the setting of primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC). However, concern has arisen regarding the pot
Liver transplantation for hilar cholangiocarcinoma
โ Scribed by Thelen, Armin ;Neuhaus, Peter
- Book ID
- 106178386
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2007
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 184 KB
- Volume
- 14
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0944-1166
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## Key Points 1. Patients with primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) have a 8 to 12% risk of developing cholangiocarcinoma (CCA). 2. Cytologic techniques for aneuploidy such as digital image analysis and fluorescence in situ hybridization increase the detection rate for CCA. 3. Survival following re