Selecting the optimum treatment for colorectal liver metastases.
There has been much improvement in the management of patients with colorectal liver metastases over the last 20 years. Appropriate selection of both treatment and patients can result in enhanced outcome. The main modalities of treatment are surgery, ablation, and combinations of chemotherapy drugs. Frequently, a combination of the above are required. This article summarises the most appropriate treatments designed to enhance outcome in these patients.
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University College London, UK. irving.taylor@ucl.ac.uk
D017115:Catheter Ablation; D015179:Colorectal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary* / Q000628:therapy*; D020360:Neoadjuvant Therapy; D011300:Preoperative Care