Cholangio Cancer

Studies from J. Hernandez and co-authors have provided new information about cholangio cancer

Published in Hospital Business Week, March 30th, 2008

"With cholangiocarcinoma, the only hope of a cure is resection. This study was undertaken to determine the impact of margin status, stage, tumor location, and adjuvant therapy on survival after resection of extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma," investigators in the United States report.

"From 1985-2006, 91 patients underwent resections of cholangiocarcinomas. Margin status was codified as micro-/macroscopically negative, microscopically positive/macroscopically negative, or micro-/macroscopically positive. Stage was determined using the AJCC classification (6(th) edition). Tumor location was classified as proximal, mid, or distal. Proximal tumors were resected by...

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Source: Hospital Business Week (2008-03-30)

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