[Life expectancy and size of the liver in the presence of liver metastases: study of the diagnostic significance of palpatory findings (author's transl)].
A retrospective analysis of survival time of 348 patients with liver metastases indicates that both the extent of liver enlargement and also its increased firmness and changes at its surface are easily obtainable findings of prognostic value. In the presence of liver metastases there is a significant correlation between median life expectancy and size of the liver.
D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008017:Life Expectancy; D008099:Liver / Q000473:pathology; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D008297:Male; D011379:Prognosis
Lebenserwartung und Lebergrösse bei Metastasenleber. Untersuchungen zur prognostischen Bedeutung des Palpationsbefundes.