Liver Transplantation for Cholangiocarcinoma and Mixed Hepatocellular Cholangiocarcinoma: Working Group Report From the ILTS Transplant Oncology Consensus Conference
Gonzalo Sapisochín, Milind Javle, Jan Lerut, Masayuki Ohtsuka, R. Mark Ghobrial, Taizo Hibi, Nancy Man Kwan, Julie K. Heimbach
Abstract
Liver transplantation for cholangiocarcinoma has been an absolute contraindication worldwide due to poor results. However, in recent years and thanks to improvements of patient management and treatments of this cancer, this indication has been revisited. This consensus paper, approved by the International Liver Transplant Society, aims to provide a collection of expert opinions, consensus, and best practices surrounding liver transplantation for cholangiocarcinoma.
Topics & Concepts
ContraindicationMedicineLiver transplantationConsensus conferenceTransplantationHepatocellular carcinomaGeneral surgeryInternal medicineSurgical oncologyCancerOncologyPathologyAlternative medicineCholangiocarcinoma and Gallbladder Cancer StudiesViral-associated cancers and disordersTransplantation: Methods and Outcomes