Hepatic duct stricture after radical radiation therapy for biliary cancer: recurrence or fibrosis?

Mayo Clin Proc. 1986 Jul;61(7):530-6. doi: 10.1016/s0025-6196(12)62000-x.

Abstract

Two patients with biliary cancer received radical radiation therapy. After treatment, both patients experienced episodes of biliary obstruction without definite evidence of progression of the tumor. These cases emphasize the importance of including radiation-induced biliary fibrosis in the differential diagnosis of hepatic duct stricture after radical radiation therapy.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adenocarcinoma / radiotherapy*
  • Adenoma, Bile Duct / radiotherapy*
  • Biliary Tract Neoplasms / radiotherapy*
  • Cholestasis, Extrahepatic / diagnosis*
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / diagnosis*
  • Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / pathology
  • Radiation Injuries / diagnosis*
  • Radiation Injuries / etiology