Impact of Tumor Subclassifications for Identifying an Appropriate Surgical Strategy in Patients with Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma.
Masahiko KinoshitaYasunori SatoHiroji ShinkawaKenjiro KimuraGo OhiraKohei NishioRyota TanakaShigeaki KuriharaShuhei KushiyamaNaoki TaniTakahito KawaguchiAkira YamamotoTakeaki IshizawaShoji KuboPublished in: Annals of surgical oncology (2024)
Suitable surgical strategies may differ between the small and large duct-type ICCs. In patients with large duct-type ICCs, hepatectomy with lymph node dissection and/or biliary reconstruction should be considered, whereas hepatectomy without these advanced procedures can be suggested for patients with small duct-type ICCs.