Neoadjuvant chemotherapy followed by curative-intent surgery for perihilar cholangiocarcinoma based on its anatomical resectability classification and lymph node status

Abstract Background The prognosis of patients with perihilar cholangiocarcinoma have been unsatisfactory. We established new anatomical resectability classification for patients with localized perihilar cholangiocarcinoma and performed neoadjuvant chemotherapy followed by curative-intent surgery bas...

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Main Authors: Naohisa Kuriyama, Masanobu Usui, Kazuaki Gyoten, Aoi Hayasaki, Takehiro Fujii, Yusuke Iizawa, Hiroyuki Kato, Yasuhiro Murata, Akihiro Tanemura, Masashi Kishiwada, Hiroyuki Sakurai, Shugo Mizuno, Shuji Isaji
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-05-01
Series:BMC Cancer
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12885-020-06895-1