Does Adjuvant Radiotherapy Suppress Liver Regeneration After Partial Hepatectomy?

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 67-72

  Choi, Jin Hwa ^a   Kim, Kyubo ^a   Chie, Eui Kyu ^a   Jang, Jin Young ^a   Kim, Sun Whe ^a   Oh, Do Youn ^a   Im, Seock Ah ^a   Kim, Tae You ^a   Bang, Yung Jue ^a   Ha, Sung W ^a,b  

^a Seoul National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Adjuvant therapy; Biliary tract cancer; Liver regeneration; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

ADJUVANT RADIOTHERAPIES; ADJUVANT THERAPY; ADVERSE EFFECTS; BILIARY TRACT CANCER; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIES; LIVER REGENERATION; LIVER VOLUMES; RADIATION DOSE; STUDY GROUPS; VOLUME DIFFERENCES;

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC RADIOGRAPHY; LIVER; NEONATAL MONITORING; RADIOTHERAPY; THREE DIMENSIONAL; TOMOGRAPHY;

PH EFFECTS;

FLUOROURACIL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BILIARY TRACT CANCER; CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOTHERAPY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEMIHEPATECTOMY; HUMAN; LIVER FUNCTION; LIVER REGENERATION; LIVER WEIGHT; MALE; PARTIAL HEPATECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALANINE TRANSAMINASE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASES; BILIARY TRACT NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HEPATECTOMY; HUMANS; LIVER; LIVER FUNCTION TESTS; LIVER REGENERATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGAN SIZE; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; RADIOTHERAPY, CONFORMAL; TUMOR BURDEN;

EID: 64049104211     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2008.06.1941     Document Type: Article

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