Erschienen in:
01.10.2006
Selection of Patients for Resection of Hepatic Colorectal Metastases: Expert Consensus Statement
verfasst von:
Chusilp Charnsangavej, MD, Bryan Clary, MD, Yuman Fong, MD, Axel Grothey, MD, Timothy M. Pawlik, MD, MPH, Michael A. Choti, MD, MBA
Erschienen in:
Annals of Surgical Oncology
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Ausgabe 10/2006
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Excerpt
Surgical resection has been shown to be the best treatment option for cure in patients with hepatic metastases from primary colorectal cancer, particularly when complete resection can be accomplished. The 5-year survival rates in such patients have almost doubled from about 30% to about 60% during the past two decades.
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2 Among other factors, this improved survival has been attributed to better preoperative imaging techniques that have improved patient selection. …