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Effect of local treatment in patients with oligo-recurrence after surgery of distal bile duct cancer: A bi-institutional study.

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Distal extrahepatic bile duct (EHBD) cancer is highly recurrent. More than 50% of patients suffer from disease relapse after curative resection. Some patients present with oligo‐recurrence which could be a… Click to show full abstract

Distal extrahepatic bile duct (EHBD) cancer is highly recurrent. More than 50% of patients suffer from disease relapse after curative resection. Some patients present with oligo‐recurrence which could be a single loco‐regional mass or lesions limited to a single solid organ. The aim of this study was to examine the effect of local control (surgical resection or radiofrequency ablation) on survival outcomes in patients with oligo‐recurrent distal EHBD cancer.

Keywords: oligo recurrence; bile duct; patients oligo; cancer; effect local

Journal Title: Cancer medicine
Year Published: 2023

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