Case Report

Early Experience of Helical Tomotherapy for Hepatobiliary Radiotherapy

Table 1

Patient and disease characteristics.

PatientSexAgePerformance Status (ECOG)Primary tumour sitePrevious therapiesLocation/number/size of liver lesions

1M510Rectum Ad.Partial liver resection
CT
Pelvic RT
RF
Hepatic dome 3 lesions (34; 10; 9 mm)
2M420CholangioBiliary stent
CT
Diffuse periductal infiltration Not measurable
3F732Colon Ad.CT
Colon surgery
Posterior to the right portal branch 1 lesion (20 mm)
4F600Pancreatic Ad.CT
Biliary Stent
Partial liver resection
Pancreatic mass 1 lesion (40 mm)
5F720Cholangio.Extensive hepatobiliary surgeryHilar region (no macroscopic disease)
6M641Colon Ad.Colon surgery
CT
Perihilar metastasis 1 lesion (70 mm)
7M630HepatoC.Left hepatectomy
Partial liver resections
CT
Adjacent to the hepatic vein trunk (1 lesion-36 mm)
8F800Colon Ad.CT
Partial liver resection
RF
Hepatic dome 1 lesion (10 mm)
9F48 1CholangioNo a Hilar infiltration (20 mm)

Abbreviations: HT: helical tomotherapy; M: male; F: female; Ad: adenocarcinoma; Cholangio: cholangiocarcinoma; HepatoC: hepatocarcinoma; CT: chemotherapy; RT: radiation therapy; RF: radiofrequency ablation a The patient 9 underwent an abdominal irradiation for Hodgkin lymphoma thirty years ago.