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Clin Colon Rectal Surg 2024; 37(02): 080-084
DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-1758822
Review Article

Surgical and Interventional Management of Liver Metastasis

Edwin R. Itenberg
1   Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan
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Ana M. Lozano
2   Department of General Surgery, Henry Ford Macomb Hospital, Clinton Township, Michigan
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Abstract

Colorectal cancer is one of the most common cancers diagnosed worldwide. While the incidence of colorectal cancer has been declining since the adoption of screening colonoscopy, the findings of liver metastasis are still found in up to 25% of patients at diagnosis. The management of liver metastasis has evolved over the past two to three decades, and survival rates have improved secondary to improved systemic therapy, surgical options, and local therapies. In this article, we aim to review the available surgical and ablative options for management of colorectal liver metastasis, as well as appropriate imaging and patient selection.

Keywords

colorectal cancer - liver metastasis - ablation - resectability


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Article published online:
09 December 2022

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