Abstract
The recognition of a high incidence of local failure following surgical management of adenocarcinoma of the gallbladder has led to the use of adjuvant radiation therapy. In order to deliver higher doses to the gallbladder bed, intraoperative radiation therapy (IORT) has been used both with and without external beam radiation.
The experience to date is reviewed. Ten patients have been treated, all of whom had either gross residual or unresected disease. The median survival for the group was approximately 1 year. There were no long-term survivors. The IORT did not contribute to the overall morbidity.
Because of the limited number of patients and the advanced nature of the disease, the role of IORT in the management of gallbladder carcinoma has yet to be determined. The utility of this modality will most likely reside in the treatment of minimal residual disease at the time of cholecystectomy rather than in the palliative treatment of unresectable tumors.
Résumé
Reconnaître la fréquence importante des échecs locaux à la suite du traitement chirurgical de l'adénocarcinome de la vésicule a amené à ajouter la radiothérapie. Pour pouvoir donner des doses plus importantes au lit de la vésicule, l'irradiation peropératoire (IP) a été administrée à la fois avec et sans irradiation externe. L'expérience à ce jour a été passée en revue. Dix patients ont été traités qui avaient soit une grosse tumeur résiduelle soit un cancer non réséqué. La survie moyenne du groupe était d'un an à peu près. Il n'y a eu aucun survivant à long terme. L'IP n'a rien changé à la mortalité globale. Compte tenu du nombre limité des patients et de la nature avancée de la maladie, le rôle de l'IP dans le traitement du cancer de la vésicule reste à déterminer. La valeur de l'IP sera probablement de traiter la petite tumeur résiduelle au moment de la cholécystectomie plutôt que les tumeurs non résécables.
Resumen
El reconocimiento de la elevada tasa de falla local en el tratamiento del adenocarcinoma de la vesícula biliar, ha motivado el uso de radioterapia adyuvante. Con el objeto de administrar altas dosis de irradiación al lecho de la vesícula billiar, se ha utilizado la radioterapia intraoperatoria (RTIO) con y sin irradiación externa.
Se revisa la experiencia hasta la fecha. Diez pacientes han sido tratados, todos con enfermedad macroscópica residual o no resecable. La sobrevida media para el grupo fue de aproximadamente un año; no hay sobrevivientes a largo plazo. La RTIO no contribuyó a la morbilidad global.
Debido al limitado número de pacientes y a lo avanzado de la enfermedad, el rol de la RTIO está aun por determinar. La utilidad de esta modalidad muy posiblemente habrá de residir en el tratamiento de enfermedad residual mińima en el momento de la colecistectomiá, más qu en el tratamiento paliativo de tumores no resecables.
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Busse, P.M., Cady, B., Bothe, A. et al. Intraoperative radiation therapy for carcinoma of the gallbladder. World J. Surg. 15, 352–356 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01658728
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