Relevance of suspicious lymph nodes in preoperative imaging for resectability, recurrence and survival of intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma

Abstract Background Intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ICC) is often diagnosed at an advanced stage resulting in a low resectability rate. Even after potentially curative resection the risk for tumor recurrence is high. Although the extent and value of lymphadenectomy is part of ongoing discussion, th...

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Published in:	BMC Surgery
Main Authors:	Fabian Bartsch, Felix Hahn, Lukas Müller, Janine Baumgart, Maria Hoppe-Lotichius, Roman Kloeckner, Hauke Lang
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2020-04-01
Subjects:	Intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma Cholangiocarcinoma Preoperative imaging Lymph node, recurrence, survival
Online Access:	http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12893-020-00730-x