Abstract
The present study determines the oncologic outcome of the combined resection and ablation strategy for colorectal liver metastases (CRLM). Between January 1994 and December 2014, 360 patients underwent surgery for CRLM. There were 280 patients who underwent hepatic resection only (group 1) and 80 hepatic resection plus ablation (group 2). group 2 patients had a higher incidence of multiple metastases than group 1 cases (100% in group 2 vs. 28.2% in group 1; P
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1280-1289 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | International Journal of Oncology |
Volume | 48 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Mar 1 2016 |
Keywords
- Colorectal cancer
- Cryosurgical ablation
- Hepatic metastases
- Liver resection
- Radiofrequency ablation
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Cancer Research
- Oncology