[A case involving long-term survival following bile duct cancer with para-aortic lymph node metastasis that was treated by multidisciplinary therapy]

Gan To Kagaku Ryoho. 2013 Nov;40(12):1741-3.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

Complete resection of advanced bile duct cancer is difficult due to the anatomical location of the tumor and invasion into other organs. Even if a complete resection is achieved, the survival rates of patients with bile duct cancer after surgery are lower as compared to those associated with other gastrointestinal tumors. Certain cases with para-aortic lymph node metastasis have a poor prognosis. In the present report, we describe a case involving long-term survival following bile duct cancer that was treated by multidisciplinary therapy (particle radiotherapy, surgical resection, chemotherapy). In the present case, we detected lymph node (LN) metastasis only in LN#16, but not in LN#13 or LN#17. We believe that particle radiotherapy, consisting of proton and carbon-ion, can be used to control the lymphatic metastasis around the pancreas head and hepatoduodenal ligament. Our findings suggest that particle radiotherapy can be a standard neoadjuvant therapy for bile duct cancer.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Aorta / pathology
  • Bile Duct Neoplasms / pathology
  • Bile Duct Neoplasms / therapy*
  • Combined Modality Therapy
  • Humans
  • Lymph Node Excision
  • Lymphatic Metastasis
  • Male
  • Time Factors
  • Treatment Outcome