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DISEASES OF THE COLON & RECTUM
Volume 53, Issue 7, Pages 1080-1092Publisher
LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
DOI: 10.1007/DCR.0b013e3181dcadbc
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Colorectal cancer; Metastasectomy; Hepatic resection; Pulmonary resection
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- Merck Surgery Advisory Board
- Astra Zeneca Advisory Board
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Metastatic colorectal cancer traditionally has been considered incurable. Over the past 3 decades, however, resection of low-volume hepatic disease has been recognized as beneficial in some cases. More recently, resection of isolated pulmonary metastases has been shown to offer long-term survival in carefully selected patients. Resection of metastases to more unusual sites (ovary, brain, peritoneal cavity) is more controversial; nevertheless, retrospective data suggest that a few patients may be cured with resection of these tumors. In this article, we review the history and current status of metastasectomy in stage IV colorectal cancer.
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