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Biliary Tract and Primary Liver Tumors, An Issue of Surgical Oncology Clinics of North America, E-Book

Biliary Tract and Primary Liver Tumors, An Issue of Surgical Oncology Clinics of North America, E-Book

Timothy M Pawlik

(2014)

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Abstract

This issue of Surgical Oncology Clinics of North America is devoted to "Biliary Tract and Primary Liver Tumors" and is edited by Timothy Pawlik, MD, of the Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore. Expert authors in this issue review this topic in articles such as: Epidemiology and Risk Factors of Biliary Tract Tumors and Primary Liver Tumors; Imaging of the Patient with a Biliary Tract or Primary Liver Tumor; Percutaneous and Endoscopic Approaches to Biliary Tract Tumors and Primary Liver Tumors; Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma; Hilar Cholangiocarcinoma; Distal Cholangiocarcinoma; Hepatocellular Carcinoma; Staging of Biliary Tract and Primary Liver Tumors; Intra-arterial Therapies: Primary Liver Tumors; Radiotherapy: Primary Liver Tumors; Systemic and Targeted Therapy; and Palliation: Treating Patients with Inoperable Biliary Tract and Primary Liver Tumors.

Table of Contents

Section Title Page Action Price
Front Cover Cover
Biliary Tract and PrimaryLiver Tumors i
copyright\r ii
Contributors iii
Contents vii
Surgical Oncology\rClinics Of North America\r xi
Foreword xiii
Preface\r xv
Epidemiology and Risk Factors of Biliary Tract and Primary Liver Tumors 171
Key points 171
Hepatocellular cancer 171
Global Incidence of HCC 172
Gender 172
Age 173
Distribution of Risk Factors 173
Risk Factors for HCC 173
HBV 173
HCV 174
Alcohol 174
Aflatoxin 175
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease 175
Hemangioma 175
Focal nodular hyperplasia 176
Hepatocellular adenoma 176
Gallbladder cancer 176
Risk Factors 177
Cholelithiasis 177
Calcification and inflammation 177
Infection 178
Anomalous pancreaticobiliary duct junction 178
Gallbladder polyps 178
Other risk factors 179
Cholangiocarcinoma 179
Risk Factors 180
PSC 180
Liver fluke 180
Viral hepatitis 181
Bile duct cysts 181
Hepatolithiasis 181
Thorotrast 181
References 182
Imaging of the Patient with a Biliary Tract or Primary Liver Tumor 189
Key points 189
Introduction 189
Imaging: Tumor Detection 189
Imaging: Tumor Staging 190
Imaging: Treatment Response Assessment 190
Hepatocellular carcinoma 190
Fibrolamellar Carcinoma 194
Lymphoma of the liver 195
Cholangiocarcinoma 195
Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma 196
Mass forming type 196
PIT 196
Intraductal growing type 198
Extrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma 198
Perihilar Cholangiocarcinoma 198
Gallbladder carcinoma 199
Intramural Polypoid Mass 200
Focal or Diffuse Asymmetric Gallbladder Wall Thickening 200
Subhepatic Mass Occupying the Gallbladder 200
Lymphoma of the gallbladder 200
Periampullary tumors 201
Ampullary carcinoma 201
Vascular tumors 202
Angiosarcoma 202
Summary 202
References 203
Endoscopic and Percutaneous Approaches to the Treatment of Biliary Tract and Primary Liver Tumors 207
Key points 207
Introduction 207
Biliary drainage 208
Indications for Preoperative Biliary Drainage 208
Distal Bile Duct Strictures 209
Proximal Bile Duct Strictures 210
Endoscopic Versus Percutaneous Drainage 212
Plastic Versus Metal Stents 212
EA 213
The Case for Local Resection of Ampullary Neoplasms 213
Basic EA Technique 214
EA Versus SA 215
Intraluminal therapies for cholangiocarcinoma 217
Percutaneous ablative therapies for primary liver tumors 218
MWA 219
Selection Criteria/Assessing Response 219
Laparoscopic Versus Percutaneous Ablation 220
Long-term Outcomes Versus Resection 222
Summary 223
References 224
Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma 231
Key points 231
Introduction: nature of the problem 231
Epidemiology 231
Risk Factors 232
Subtypes 232
Clinical presentation and diagnosis 234
Clinical Presentation 234
Diagnosis and Initial Evaluation 234
Staging and prognosis 235
7th Edition AJCC Staging 235
Management and treatment 237
Preoperative Preparation 237
Staging Laparoscopy 238
Hepatic Resection 238
Lymphadenectomy 238
Vascular Resection 238
Minimally Invasive Surgery 240
Transplant 240
Medical Therapy 241
Summary 241
References 241
Hilar Cholangiocarcinoma 247
Key points 247
Introduction 247
Tumor pathology and staging 248
Preoperative patient selection and diagnostic techniques 250
Resection and transplantation criteria 252
Preoperative patient preparation 253
Resection 253
Transplantation 253
Operative management 254
Resection 254
Caudate lobectomy 255
Extended hepatectomies and hilar en bloc resection 255
Liver transplantation 256
Morbidity 257
Resection status and survival 258
Adjuvant treatment 258
Summary 258
References 259
Distal Cholangiocarcinoma 265
Key points 265
Incidence 265
Classification 265
Etiology 266
Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis 266
Choledochal Cyst 266
Parasitic Infestation 267
Cholelithiasis 267
Pathology 268
Molecular pathogenesis 268
Clinical presentation 269
Differential diagnosis 270
Preoperative evaluation 270
Tumor Markers 271
Preoperative stent 272
Staging 272
Criteria for unresectability 273
Surgical management 273
Perioperative Outcomes 274
Role of Hepatopancreaticoduodenectomy 274
Role of Portal Vein Resection 274
Role of Diagnostic Laparoscopy 274
Surgical Resection in Recurrent CC 275
Pathologic prognostic factors 275
Resection Margin Status 275
Nodal Metastasis 275
Perineural Invasion 277
Extracapsular Lymph Node Invasion 277
Medical management 277
Neoadjuvant Therapy 277
Adjuvant Therapy 277
Chemotherapy 277
Radiation Therapy 278
Palliation 278
Photodynamic Therapy 278
Summary 278
References 279
Hepatocellular Carcinoma 289
Key points 289
Introduction 289
Carcinogenesis and diagnosis 290
Genetics 290
Molecular Mechanisms 290
Tumor Markers and Screening 291
Surgical therapy 292
Resection 292
Transplantation 295
Locoregional therapies 298
Ablative Therapies 298
TACE 299
TARE 300
Systemic therapy for HCC 300
Cytotoxic Therapy 300
Targeted Therapy 301
Combined Locoregional and Systemic Therapies 302
Summary 302
References 303
Staging of Biliary Tract and Primary Liver Tumors 313
Key points 313
Introduction 313
Staging of primary liver cancer 314
HCC 314
CLIP score 314
BCLC staging system 314
LCSGJ staging system 315
AJCC/UICC staging system 316
Intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma 316
Staging of biliary tract cancer 317
Extrahepatic Bile Duct Cancer 317
Gallbladder Cancer 318
Summary 320
References 320
Transarterial Therapies for Primary Liver Tumors 323
Key points 323
Introduction 323
Transarterial therapeutic options 324
cTACE 326
Transarterial Embolization 326
Drug-eluting Bead TACE 326
Transarterial Chemoinfusion 326
Transarterial Radioembolization 327
Landmark clinical outcomes, key current data, and comparisons of modern transarterial techniques 328
cTACE 328
cTACE Versus Surgical Resection 329
TAE 329
cTACE Versus TAE 333
cTACE Versus TACI 333
Doxorubicin Versus Cisplatin and Single Versus Multiple Chemotherapy cTACE 334
DEB-TACE 334
DEB-TACE Versus cTACE 334
DEB-TACE Versus TAE 334
TARE 335
TARE Versus cTACE 335
Combined Transarterial and Percutaneous Therapies 335
Combined TACE and RFA Versus RFA Alone 335
Combined TAE and RFA versus resection 336
TACE plus portal vein embolization 336
Combined cTACE and Sorafenib 336
Novel transarterial therapies and future directions 338
Phase III Trials in Progress Seek to Further Delineate the Role of TARE with Respect to Systemic and Other Transarterial Th ... 338
Modifications of Standard TARE Have Been Described That Portend a Shift Toward a Goal of Transarterial Tumor Ablation 338
Patient and technique selection, complications, and concerns 339
Patient Selection 339
Technique Selection 339
Complications and Concerns 340
TAE 341
DEB-TACE 342
TARE 343
Summary 344
References 345
An Emerging Role for Radiation Therapy in the Treatment of Hepatocellular Carcinoma and Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma 353
Key points 353
Hepatocellular carcinoma 354
Radiation-Induced Liver Toxicity 354
Partial Liver Tolerance and Re-emergence of Fractionated Conformal Radiotherapy 355
Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy 356
Portal Vein Thrombosis 359
Charged-Particle RT 359
Bridge to transplant 362
Combination therapy 363
Sorafenib and Radiation Therapy 363
TACE and Radiation Therapy 364
Primary ICC 364
Future direction 365
References 365
Systemic and Targeted Therapy for Biliary Tract Tumors and Primary Liver Tumors 369
Key points 369
Introduction 369
The challenges of developing an effective systemic therapy for advanced biliary tract and liver cancers 369
Clinical Behavior 370
Imaging Characteristics 370
Tumor Biology 370
Patient Comorbid Conditions 370
Systemic therapy for biliary tract cancers: state of the clinical science 371
Advancing treatment of biliary tract cancer by incorporating targeted therapies into clinical trials 371
Systemic therapy for hepatocellular carcinoma: current management 373
Summary 376
References 376
Palliation 383
Key points 383
Strategy 384
Treatments 385
Locoregional Therapy 385
RFA 385
PEI 385
Cryoablation 385
Microwave ablation 386
Regional Chemotherapy 386
HAI 386
Chemoembolization 386
Radioembolization 387
External-beam radiotherapy 388
Endoscopic and percutaneous palliation 388
Systemic therapies 390
Summary 391
References 391
Index 399