Liver transplantation for cholangiocarcinoma |
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| Authors: | Charles B. Rosen Julie K. Heimbach Gregory J. Gores |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Division of Transplantation Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA;2. Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA |
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| Abstract: | Liver transplantation following high dose neoadjuvant radiotherapy with chemosensitization achieves excellent results for patients with early stage, unresectable hilar cholangiocarcinoma or cholangiocarcinoma arising in the setting of primary sclerosing cholangitis. |
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| Keywords: | cholangiocarcinoma liver transplantation neoadjuvant therapy |
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