Treatment strategy for colorectal cancer with resectable synchronous liver metastases: Is any evidence-based strategy possible?

World Journal of Hepatology

Volumn 4, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 237-241

  Viganò, Luca ^a  

^a MAURIZIANO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Colorectal liver metastases; Liver surgery; Locally advanced rectal cancer; Neoadjuvant chemo radiotherapy; Preoperative chemotherapy; Simultaneous colorectal and liver resection; Survival; Synchronous liver metastases; Upfront chemotherapy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878337393     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19485182     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4254/wjh.v4.i8.237     Document Type: Editorial

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