Onkologie. 2015:9(4):171-174
Up to 25 % of newly diagnosed patients with colorectal cancer will have synchronous liver metastases at presentation. Liver resection is
the most efficacious and the only potentially curative treatment option for patiens with colorectal liver metastases and in combination
with systemic anticancer treatment further improves overall survival. Certain controversies in the surgical intervention strategy of the
primarily resectable liver metastases are still present. All 3 operative approaches (simultaneous, classic staged, and liver-first) evince
comparable results in terms of disease recurrence and overall survival. The following review aims to analyze current treatment options for
synchronous colorectal liver metastases focusing on the diagnostic imaging, resectability criteria and surgical management strategies.
Published: September 18, 2015 Show citation