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Cholangiocarcinoma of the liver: Case report with seven‐year survival, with review of the literature on primary liver tumors and hepatic resections
Author(s) -
Rockwell George,
Baker Joel W.,
Lasersohn Jack T.
Publication year - 1966
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/1097-0142(196608)19:8<1177::aid-cncr2820190821>3.0.co;2-1
Subject(s) - medicine , cholecystectomy , resection , housewife , stage (stratigraphy) , hepatic tumor , hepatectomy , general surgery , surgery , gender studies , paleontology , sociology , biology
A survey of the English literature concerning primary tumors of the liver has failed to discover a 5‐year survivor with cholangiocarcinoma. A 67‐year‐old Caucasian housewife is presented as a 7‐year cure following left lateral hepatic lobectomy. The tumor was a fortuitous finding during elective cholecystectomy and resection was accomplished at that time. The subject of hepatocarcinoma and cholangicarcinoma is reviewed, along with the history and techniques of hepatic resection. Apparently, cholangiocarcinoma has a hopeless prognosis unless found at a very early stage, as in the case presented.