Management of oligometastatic rectal cancer: is liver first?

ABSTRACT: Twenty percent of patients with rectal cancer present with synchronous liver metastases at the time of initial diagnosis. These patients can be treated with a curative intent, although the choice and sequence of treatment modalities are not well established and are commonly debated in multi-disciplinary tumor boards. In this article we review clinical evidence for various treatment approaches and attempt to formulate a pathway for clinicians to use in evaluating and managing these patients.

SUBMITTER: Mitin T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4311103 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature