From: Surgery for recurrent biliary carcinoma: results for 27 recurrent cases
Characteristics | Resection group ( n = 27) | Palliative group ( n = 123) | p |
---|---|---|---|
Age (years)a | 71 (45 to 83)b | 71 (48 to 84)b | 0.77 |
Male/female (cases) | 21/6 | 92/21 | 0.81 |
Primary disease (cases) | |||
Extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma | 18 | 96 | 0.22 |
Gallbladder carcinoma | 9 | 27 | |
Recurrent site (cases) | |||
Liver | 10 | 34 | - |
Bile duct | 6 | 5 | |
Lymph node | 1 | 14 | |
Local/PTBD fistula | 8 | 26 | |
Lung | 2 | 0 | |
Combined | 0 | 36 | |
Other | 0 | 8 | |
Chemotherapy (cases) | 12 | 52 | 1 |
Disease-free interval (months) | 25.1 (10.3 to 112.6)b | 13.0 (1.8 to 124.2)b | <0.01 |