title: [Resection of liver metastases in breast cancer].
abstract: Liver metastases have the poorest prognosis of all types of breast cancer metastases, with a 5-year survival rate of 0 to 12%. In comparison, the 5-year overall survival rate of patients with colorectal liver metastases undergoing curative liver resection is approximately 30 to 40% and even 50% in selected patients. Partial liver resection in combination with systemic treatment for patients with hepatogenic metastases from breast cancer may lead to improved survival rates for selected patients.
authors.affiliation: Universitair Medisch Centrum Utrecht, afd. Chirurgie, Utrecht.
authors.forename: Aldrick
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ruiz
authors.forename: Dennis
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Wicherts
authors.forename: René
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Adam
authors.forename: Sabine
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Siesling
authors.forename: Sabine
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Linn
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hillegersberg
mesh_terms: D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D006498:Hepatectomy; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery*; D018579:Patient Selection; D015996:Survival Rate