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ReviewWorld journal of surgical oncology2015

Unresolved issues and controversies surrounding the management of colorectal cancer liver metastasis.

Woubet T Kassahun

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Review in World journal of surgical oncology, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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12 citing papers in PubMed.

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  8. HSPA6 and its role in cancers and other diseases.Molecular biology reports · 2022
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  11. Colorectal Liver Metastases: Does the Future of Precision Medicine Lie in Genetic Testing?Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract · 2018
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Woubet T KassahunDepartment of Surgery II, Faculty of Medicine, Clinic for Visceral, Transplantation, Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, OKL, University of Leipzig, Liebig Str. 20, 04103, Leipzig, Germany. woubet.kassahun@uniklinik-leipzig.de.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Ideally, tumors that might cause morbidity and mortality should be treated, preferably early, with proven, convincing, and effective therapy to prevent tumor progression or recurrence, while maintaining a favorable risk-benefit profile for the individual patient. For patients with colorectal cancer (CRC), this diagnostic, prognostic, and therapeutic precision is currently impossible. Despite significant improvements in diagnostic procedures, a sizable number of patients with CRC have liver metastases either at presentation or will subsequently develop it. And in many parts of the world, most cancer-related deaths are still due to metastases that are resistant to conventional therapy. Metastases to the liver occur in more than 50% of patients with CRC and represent the major determinant of outcome following curative treatment of the primary tumor. Liver resection offers the best chance of cure for metastases confined to the liver. However, due to a paucity of randomized controlled trials, its timing is controversial and a hotly debated topic. This article reviews some of the main controversies surrounding the surgical management of colorectal cancer liver metastases (CRLM).

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Colorectal NeoplasmsDisease ManagementHumansLiver NeoplasmsPrognosis

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PMID25890279
PMCPMC4340492

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