Multimodal treatment strategies for colorectal liver metastases

Colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer worldwide. Half of CRC patients develop liver metastases during the course of the disease, with a 5-year survival rate close to zero in the absence of therapy. Surgical resection remains the only possible curative option, and current guidelines rec...

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Published in:	Swiss Medical Weekly
Main Authors:	Dominique Lisa Birrer, Christoph Tschuor, Cäcilia S. Reiner, Ralph Fritsch, Thomas Pfammatter, Helena Garcia Schüler, Matea Pavic, Michelle De Oliveira, Henrik Petrowsky, Philip Dutkowski, Christian E. Oberkofler, Pierre-Alain Clavien
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	SMW supporting association (Trägerverein Swiss Medical Weekly SMW) 2021-02-01
Subjects:	colorectal liver metastases CRLM ALPPS associating liver partition and portal vein ligation for staged hepatectomy portal vein embolisation PVE
Online Access:	https://www.smw.ch/index.php/smw/article/view/2963