Advances of radiotherapy in gallbladder cancer
10.3760/cma.j.cn115396-20200514-00152
- VernacularTitle:放疗在胆囊癌中的研究进展
- Author:
Zhiyi ZHANG
;
Liwei LIU
;
Yamin ZHENG
- From:
International Journal of Surgery
2021;48(1):54-58
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Gallbladder cancer is a highly malignant tumor of the digestive tract with a poor prognosis. Currently, only radical surgical resection can achieve good results. As an important part of tumor adjuvant treatment and palliative treatment, radiotherapy has been widely used in the treatment of various malignant tumors and achieved certain effect. This article mainly reviews advances of radiotherapy in gallbladder cancer from four aspects: postoperative radiotherapy, preoperative neoadjuvant radiotherapy, intraoperative radiotherapy and palliative radiotherapy for gallbladder cancer.
