Transcatheter Irradiation of Advanced Extrahepatic Biliary Tract Carcinoma.
- Author:
Kyeoung Ae KIM
1
;
Sung Kyu KIM
;
Sei One SHIN
;
Myung Se KIM
;
Sun Kyuo SONG
;
Koing Bo KWUN
Author Information
1. Department of Therapeutic Radiology, College of Medicine, Yeung Nam university, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Carcinoma of extrahepatic biliary tract;
Transcatheter irradiation;
High dose rate remote afterloading system
- MeSH:
Biliary Tract*;
Hope;
Quality of Life
- From:Journal of the Korean Society for Therapeutic Radiology
1987;5(2):173-176
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Carcinoma of extrahepatic biliary tract is slow growing tumor but curative resection is rarely successful, Radiation therapy has been introduced for enhancing palliation and possible longterm survival. We treated a case of advanced extrahepatic biliary tract carcinoma with high dose rate remote afterloading system through T-tube as a initial irradiation postoperatively. We hope that this treatment may affect not only ennancing palliation and better quality of life but also in local tumor control.
