title: Determination of Resectability.
abstract: The nuances of determining resectability for liver tumors can be difficult to navigate, owing to the variety of primary and secondary malignancies involving the liver, the range of patient-specific factors to consider, and the hepatic anatomic and functional variability that seems inevitable. The basic principles, however, are simple;if surgery is deemed appropriate from an oncologic standpoint, the patient is in reasonably good health, and the tumor can be safely removed without compromising the integrity of the future remnant, nearly all patients will be candidates for resection.
authors.affiliation: Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University, 1365C Clifton Road NE, Building C, 2nd Floor, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA.
authors.forename: Cecilia G
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Ethun
authors.affiliation: Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University, 1365C Clifton Road NE, Building C, 2nd Floor, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA. Electronic address: smaithe@emory.edu.
authors.forename: Shishir K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Maithel
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D018579:Patient Selection
keywords: Liver function; Liver tumors; Oncologic assessment; Resectability