Oxaliplatin-eluting microspheres for the treatment of intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma: a case report.

نویسندگان

  • Guido Poggi
  • Pietro Quaretti
  • Claudio Minoia
  • Ilaria Palumbo
  • Laura Villani
  • Alessio Amatu
  • Cristina Teragni
  • Mario Scelsi
  • Federico Zappoli
  • Giovanni Bernardo
چکیده

Intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma account for 13% of annual cancer-related deaths worldwide and for 3% in the USA. Patient with unresectable disease can benefit from palliative therapies such as systemic chemotherapy. However, the only curative treatment for intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma is complete surgical resection with histologically negative resection margins.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Anticancer research

دوره 28 5B  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2008