Prognostic Impact of Margin Status in Distal Cholangiocarcinoma.

Toshio NakagohriShinichiro TakahashiShigenori EiYoshihito MasuokaTaro MashikoToshihito OgasawaraKenichi Hirabayashi

Published in: World journal of surgery (2023)

Positive surgical margin and nodal involvement were the strongest predictors of poor survival in patients with distal cholangiocarcinoma. Patients with a positive radial margin had a significantly worse outcome than those with a positive ductal margin.

Keyphrases

minimally invasive
lymph node
squamous cell carcinoma
radiation therapy
ultrasound guided
free survival
rectal cancer