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Radiation therapy of carcinoma of gallbladder and biliary tract
Author(s) -
Smoron Geoffrey L.
Publication year - 1977
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(197710)40:4<1422::aid-cncr2820400410>3.0.co;2-1
Subject(s) - medicine , gallbladder , biliary tract , radiation therapy , carcinoma , chemotherapy , general surgery , gastroenterology
Fourteen patients with carcinoma of the gallbladder or biliary tract were treated with radiation therapy. Some patients received definite palliative benefit and there were several long term survivors. Patients with bile duct carcinomas responded more often (50%) than did those with gallbladder carcinomas (20%). Only one patient was treated following total gross removal of the tumor, and he is a 6‐year survivor. A plea is made for utilizing planned radiotherapy and chemotherapy for tumors arising in the biliary tract.