[Is it possible to improve survival in patients with Klatskin tumors?]. / E possibile migliorare la sopravvivenza dei pazienti con tumore di Klatskin?
Tumori
; 89(4 Suppl): 162-5, 2003.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
This retrospective study was undertaken to evaluate if a high resectability rate could improve the long-term outcome of patients with proximal bile duct cancer.METHODS:
Between 1985 and 2001, 50 patients (34 males and 16 females) with proximal bile duct cancer were treated. The tumor site were classified according to Bismuth-Corlette's classification 9 lesions (18%) were Bismuth type I, 23 lesions (46%) type II, 12 lesions (24%) Type IIIa, 5 lesions (10%) type IIIb and only 1 resected tumor (2%) was type IV. Thirty-six patients (72%) were considered suitable for surgery, while 14 underwent non surgical palliative procedures. Twenty patients had bile duct resection only. Ten patients had Roux-enY cholangiojejunostomy with two or three divided segmental hepatic ducts; in ten, the cholangiojejunostomy was performed with 4 or 5 divided segmental hepatic ducts. Thirteen patients had bile duct resection plus hepatectomy. Despite the curative intention of the operation, only in 19 (52.7%) patients did the histopathological examination reveal tumor-free margins.RESULTS:
There was no operative mortality. Overall 1-year, 3-year and 5-year survival of the entire surgical group was 61%, 22.5% and 9% respectively. In the 19 patients treated with curative intent the survival at 1,3, and 5 years was 66%, 30% and 15%, respectively, while in the palliative group it was 45%, 15% and 0%, respectively.CONCLUSION:
Only margins free from tumor may guarantee an improvement in long-term outcome. Increasing resectability improves survival and could offer a chance of better 5-year survival.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Carcinoma
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Tumor de Klatskin
Tipo de estudio:
Observational_studies
Límite:
Adult
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Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
It
Revista:
Tumori
Año:
2003
Tipo del documento:
Article