Tumor de klatskin pdf

Typically, these tumors are small, poorly differentiated, exhibit aggressive biologic behavior, and tend to obstruct the intrahepatic bile ducts. Pdf on apr 1, 2010, dicky levenus tahapary and others published diagnosis and management of klatskin tumor find, read and cite all the. A gradual decline in the incidence was noted, with the highest 0. The overall ageadjusted incidence of klatskin tumors between 2004 and 20 was 0.

Klatskin tumors, or hilar ccas, are bile duct tumors that involve the common hepatic duct bifurcation but may arise from the intrahepatic ihcca. Demographics, tumor characteristics, treatment, and. Findings are highly likely to represent a hilar cholangiocarcinoma klatskin tumor. Mark fraiman, md st joseph medical center liver and pancreas center 23,239 views. Hilar cholangiocarcinoma klatskin tumor request pdf. However, over half of the patients present late with unresectable tumors. A klatskin tumor or hilar cholangiocarcinoma is a cholangiocarcinoma cancer of the biliary tree occurring at the confluence of the right and left hepatic bile ducts.

Pdf diagnosis and management of klatskin tumor researchgate. A, klatskins tumor tumor located in the hepatic duct bifurcation in a patient with primary sclerosing cholangitis. Request pdf hilar cholangiocarcinoma klatskin tumor this is a clinical case of a 71yearold man with an obstructive lesion of the hepatic hilum, the clinical, imaging studies and the lab. Klatskin tumor is a term that was traditionally given to a hilar cholangiocarcinoma, occurring at the bifurcation of the common hepatic duct. Three days prior to admission a retrograde cholangiogram was performed by endoscopic to remove colejicial lithiasis. Lymph node invasion, tumor grade and negative margins are. The disease was named after gerald klatskin, who in 1965 described 15 cases and found some characteristics for this type of cholangiocarcinoma 1 2 3. Complete removal of the tumor remains the therapeutic aim but clinical presentation and imaging modalities cannot help to differentiate between klatskin tumors and klatskin mimicking lesions prior. T1 tumor confinado histologicamente al conducto biliar. Pdf on jan 1, 2016, daniel v kostov and others published klatskin tumors. Males had a higher incidence of klatskin tumors compared to females 0.