Table 8.
Local recurrence-free survival rates of patients according to the status of the bile duct margin evaluated by permanent section diagnosis
Duration (yr) | Negative | Borderline | Positive | |
Total layer | ||||
Number of cases | 36 | 20 | 18 | |
1 | 0.940 | 0.862 | 0.667 | |
3 | 0.710 | 0.790 | 0.356 | |
5 | 0.710 | ND | ND | |
1Epithelial layer | ||||
Number of cases | 36 | 20 | 6 | |
1 | 0.940 | 0.862 | 0.333 | |
3 | 0.710 | 0.790 | 0.167 | |
5 | 0.710 | ND | ND |
Patients with borderline or positive subepithelial layer were excluded. ND: Not determined.