Abstract
Intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma is the second most common primary liver cancer but
represents only a small portion of all primary liver cancers. At the time of diagnosis,
patients are often not surgical candidates due to tumor burden of other comorbidities.
In addition, there is a very high rate of tumor recurrence after resection. Local
regional therapies, specifically ablative therapies of radiofrequency ablation, microwave
ablation, cryoablation, and irreversible electroporation, have proven to be beneficial
with other hepatic tumors. The purpose of this review is to provide an overview and
update of the medical literature demonstrating ablative therapy as a treatment option
for intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma.
Keywords
intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma - microwave ablation - radiofrequency ablation - cryoablation
