[Complete remission of liver metastasis from gall bladder carcinoma after stereotactic radiotherapy-a case report]

Gan To Kagaku Ryoho. 2011 Nov;38(12):2103-5.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

A 75-year-old man was diagnosed as gall bladder carcinoma by postoperative histological examination following laparoscopic cholecystectomy. He underwent the second surgery of resection of liver bed and port sites with lymph node dissection. Isolated hepatic metastasis of 20 mm in diameter was found in S4/8 by MRI 18 months postoperatively, and stereotactic radiotherapy (52.8 Gy/4 Fr) was done for the metastatic lesion. The lesion could not be detected by CT 7 months after the radiotherapy, and thereafter no local recurrence has been observed for 24 months. However, lymph node metastasis of #9 was diagnosed 31 months postoperatively. Liniac radiotherapy (60 Gy/20 Fr)was performed and stable disease has been obtained for 9 months. The patient is alive at present of 43 months after surgery without any other site of the disease, and his quality of life is well maintained. Stereotactic radiotherapy showed an excellent local therapeutic effect without any serious complications, suggesting that this is a potent modality for isolated liver metastasis of gall bladder carcinoma.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Gallbladder Neoplasms / pathology
  • Gallbladder Neoplasms / therapy*
  • Humans
  • Liver Neoplasms / radiotherapy*
  • Liver Neoplasms / secondary
  • Male
  • Neoplasm Staging
  • Remission Induction
  • Stereotaxic Techniques*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed