title: Treatment of liver colorectal metastases: role of laparoscopy, radiofrequency ablation, and microwave coagulation.
abstract: Up to 50% of patients with colorectal cancer will develop metastatic disease in the liver. While surgical extirpation remains the best option for long-term survival, several complementary modalities such as laparoscopy, radiofrequency ablation, and microwave coagulation have gained wide acceptance as primary and adjunct therapies for both resectable and unresectable disease. This review will focus on the application and outcome of these techniques in patients with colorectal liver metastases.
authors.affiliation: Hepatopancreatobiliary Service, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York 10065, USA.
authors.forename: Flavio G
authors.initials: FG
authors.lastname: Rocha
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: D'Angelica
mesh_terms: D017115:Catheter Ablation; D015179:Colorectal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D004564:Electrocoagulation; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary / Q000628:therapy*; D008872:Microwaves