Liver Metastasis: Biology and Clinical Management

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Brodt, Pnina (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2011.
• Series: Cancer Metastasis - Biology and Treatment, 16
• Subjects: Medicine.; Cancer research.; Immunology.; Radiology.; Oncology.; Surgical oncology.; Biomedicine.; Cancer Research.; Surgical Oncology.; Imaging / Radiology.

Liver metastases are a frequent and often fatal occurrence in cancer patients, particularly those with malignancies of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. While recent improvements in surgical techniques and a more aggressive approach to resection of liver metastases have improved long term survival fo...