Radiological imaging and non-surgical local treatments for cholangiocarcinoma

• 作者: Angelo Della Corte Ettore Di Gaeta Stephanie Steidler Francesco De Cobelli
• 来源期刊: 肝癌研究（英文版）
• 年，卷（期）: 2022,（1）
• 所属期刊栏目: Review
• 页码范围: 50-64
• 页数: 15页
• 语种: 英文
• DOI: 10.20517/2394-5079.2021.103

摘要

Cholangiocarcinoma (CC) is a malignancy with a very heterogeneous spectrum of morphopathological and prognostic characteristics. Diagnostic imaging is fundamental for early detection, preoperative staging, and resectability assessment, as well as early recognition of prognostic factors. Radical surgical treatment is limited by disease stage and technical feasibility. Interventional radiology has acquired a critical function in addressing disease control and survival improvement through loco-regional therapies, specifically in the setting of intrahepatic CC. In this review, we will describe the current state of art of diagnostic imaging, focusing on intrahepatic CC and proximal extrahepatic CC, and delineate the available loco-regional therapies strategies for unresectable intrahepatic CC.