Surgical treatment of malignant liver tumours Journal Article
| Authors: | Dematteo, R. P.; Fong, Y.; Blumgart, L. H. |
| Article Title: | Surgical treatment of malignant liver tumours |
| Abstract: | Surgical resection is the mainstay of treatment for malignant liver tumours and offers the only chance of cure. Advances in radiological imaging, surgical technique and peri-operative management have enabled liver resection to be performed safely. Partial hepatectomy is indicated for the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma and hepatic metastases from colorectal cancer. In addition, it may be utilized for selected patients with liver metastases from other primary tumours. Total hepatectomy with transplantation may be of benefit in some patients with unresectable neuroendocrine metastases or small hepatocellular carcinomas. The role of cryosurgery has not been precisely defined, and it needs to be compared with other palliative therapies such as ethanol injection and hepatic artery embolization. |
| Keywords: | surgical technique; survival rate; review; hepatocellular carcinoma; liver cell carcinoma; liver transplantation; carcinoma, hepatocellular; liver neoplasms; treatment; preoperative evaluation; neoplasm; colorectal cancer; neuroendocrine tumor; sarcoma; colorectal neoplasms; liver metastasis; liver; liver tumor; liver resection; hepatectomy; safety; perioperative period; radiodiagnosis; partial hepatectomy; cryosurgery; neuroendocrine tumors; hemangioendothelioma; colorectal metastases; cancer; humans; prognosis; human |
| Journal Title: | Baillière's Best Practice and Research in Clinical Gastroenterology |
| Volume: | 13 |
| Issue: | 4 |
| ISSN: | 1521-6918 |
| Publisher: | Harcourt Publishers Ltd |
| Date Published: | 1999-12-01 |
| Start Page: | 557 |
| End Page: | 574 |
| Language: | English |
| DOI: | 10.1053/bega.1999.0048 |
| PUBMED: | 10654920 |
| PROVIDER: | scopus |
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| Notes: | Review -- Export Date: 16 August 2016 -- Source: Scopus |
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