The value of vary magnetic resonance imgings in the preoperative assessment of the resectability of hilar cholangiocarcinoma
- VernacularTitle:磁共振多种显像在肝门部胆管癌术前肿瘤切除可行性的评估
- Author:
Zhigang TANG
;
Chunyou WANG
;
Jiongxi XIONG
;
Ping LU
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
BILE DUCT NEOPLASMSdiag;
BILE DUCT INTRAHEPATIC/diag;
MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING
- From:
Chinese Journal of General Surgery
2001;0(07):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To study the value of various MR imaging techniques in the preoperative diagnosis and preoperative assessment of resectability in patients with hilar cholangiocarcinoma.Methods Seventy-eight (patients) with hilar cholangiocarcinoma were diagnosed by imaging of MRI/MRCP/MRA.Based on imaging (analysis) of the extent of local tumor invasion,vascular involvement,hepatic lobar atrophy and distant (metastasis),a preoperative imaging assessment of resectability was done in 78 patients.This preoperative (assessment) was compared with the surgical and pathological findings,so as to evaluate the imaging value in prediction of whether or not resection was feasible in patiens with hilar cholangiocarcinma.Results Of 21 (patients) with unresectable disease according to imaging evaluation, laparotomy was performed in 10 cases,and in all 10cases the tumor was proven not to be resectable at operation.Thus,the surgical and pathological (findings) were in accordance with the result of imaging.Surgical exploration was performed in 57 patients with potentially resectable disease according to imaging evaluation. In this group, the intra-operative diagnosis of the location and nature of tumor was to be in line with the preoperative assessment of imaging, The (diagnosis) accuracy rate was 100%, and 40 patients underwent resection,the resection rate was 70.2%. Of 40 (patients) with resection,29 patients underwent curative resection,the curative resection rate was (50.9)%;11 patients underwent palliative resection.The other 17 patients were found to have (unresectable) disease at laparotomy,including 3 portal venous involvement,5 hepatic arterial (invasion),7 metastatic disease,2 hepatic parenchymal massive involvement. These diseases were not found in pre-operative imaging evaluation.Conclusions MR multi-imaging techniques have high accuracy in the diagnosis of the location and nature of hilar cholangiocarcinoma,and could evaluate accurately the feasibility of resection in patients with hilar cholangiocarcinoma. The main causes of unresectability lie in metastasis of tumor and local vascular involvement.
