Tuesday, 31 May 2011

Treatment Options for Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Cancer

Alberts SR, Gores GJ, Kim GP, et al. (2007) Treatment options for hepatobiliary and pancreatic cancer. Mayo Clin Proc, 82(5):628-637


Symptoms, if present, include abdominal discomfort, night sweats, low-grade fever, weight loss, and anorexia. Results of liver serum biochemical tests are nonspecific and can even be normal. Serum tumor markers such as CA 19-9 and carcinoembryonic antigen may be elevated. Compared with HCCs, intrahepatic cholangiocarcinomas on cross-sectional abdominal imaging by CT or  magnetic resonance imaging do not demonstrate the same degree of contrast enhancement during arterialphase studies. However, delayed peripheral venous–phase enhancement is common.

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