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Quand doit-on réséquer les métastases hépatiques d'un cancer colorectal?
Honoré, Charles; Detry, Olivier; Deroover, Arnaud et al.
2008In Revue Médicale de Liège, 63 (10), p. 595-599
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Keywords :
Review; metastasis; colorectal cancer; hepatectomy; peritoneal chemotherapy; oncology
Abstract :
[en] 6000 new cases of colorectal cancer are diagnosed each year in Belgium. 50% of these patients shall develop liver metastasis. Resection remains the only chance of long term survival and must be considered as an endpoint from the beginning of the treatment. It is the result of a multidisciplinary discussion and a global approach of the disease. It is rarely directly feasible, but there are many techniques which may make it achievable in the end. Today, resection criteria are exclusively technical and neitherbad prognosis factors, nor the presence of extra-hepatic metastases should exclude liver resection. This resecability must be assessed by a confirmed hepatobiliary surgeon and must be proposed to all patients whatever their age as long as their global status is good.
Disciplines :
Surgery
Gastroenterology & hepatology
Oncology
Author, co-author :
Honoré, Charles ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences cliniques > Chirurgicale abdominale
Detry, Olivier  ;  Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Liège - CHU > Chirurgie abdominale- endocrinienne et de transplantation
Deroover, Arnaud ;  Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Liège - CHU > Chirurgie abdominale- endocrinienne et de transplantation
Piront, Patricia ;  Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Liège - CHU > Gastro-Entérologie-Hépatologie
Polus, Marc ;  Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Liège - CHU > Gastro-Entérologie-Hépatologie
Honoré, Pierre ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences cliniques > Chirurgie abdominale
Meurisse, Michel ;  Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Liège - CHU > Chirurgie abdominale- endocrinienne et de transplantation
Language :
French
Title :
Quand doit-on réséquer les métastases hépatiques d'un cancer colorectal?
Alternative titles :
[en] When should we resect colorectal liver mestastases?
Publication date :
2008
Journal title :
Revue Médicale de Liège
ISSN :
0370-629X
eISSN :
2566-1566
Publisher :
Hopital de Baviere, Liège, Belgium
Volume :
63
Issue :
10
Pages :
595-599
Peer reviewed :
Peer reviewed
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