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- Title
"Liver-First Approach" as an Unusual Treatment Modality for Rectal Cancer with Synchronus Liver Metastasis: Report of a Case.
- Authors
Türkoğlu, Mehmet Akif; Vural, Veli; Erbiş, Halil; Coşkun, Hasan Şenol; Bozcuk, Hakan; Ibis, Mehmet
- Abstract
Overall survival is usually determined by the number and the magnitude of liver metastases in colorectal cancer patients with synchronous hepatic metastases. Traditionally, the standard treatment of such patients are, firstly colorectal resection of the primary tumor, then if possible, the resection of liver metastases after chemotherapy. Here, we present a case of rectal cancer with synchronus liver metastasis which underwent reverse approach.
- Subjects
RECTAL cancer treatment; COLON cancer treatment; LIVER metastasis; CHEMOTHERAPY complications; HEPATECTOMY; THERAPEUTICS
- Publication
Gazi Medical Journal, 2015, Vol 26, Issue 3, p117
- ISSN
1300-056X
- Publication type
Case Study
- DOI
10.12996/gmj.2015.36