Comparing Survival After Resection, Ablation, and Radiation in Small Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma.
Sabran J MasoudKristen E RhodinElishama KanuJiayin BaoAustin M EckhoffAlex J BartholomewThomas C HowellBerk AykutJuliann E KosovecManisha PaltaNicholas T BeferaCharles Y KimGarth HerbertKevin N ShahDaniel P NussbaumDan G BlazerSabino ZaniPeter J AllenMichael E LidskyPublished in: Annals of surgical oncology (2023)
Resection and ablation were associated with improved survival in patients with ICC < 3 cm compared with RT. Acknowledging confounders, anatomic constraints of ablation, limitations of available data, and need for prospective study, these results favor ablation in small ICC where resection is not feasible.