Local radiofrequency ablation techniques for liver metastases of colorectal cancer

Joosten J, Ruers T.
Local radiofrequency ablation techniques for liver metastases of
colorectal cancer.
Crit Rev Oncol Hematol. 2007 May;62(2):153-63. Epub 2007 Feb 20.
PMID: 17317204 [PubMed - in process]
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Department of Surgery, Division of Surgical Oncology, Radboud
University Medical Centre Nijmegen, The Netherlands.

Local ablative techniques have been used for several decades
in the treatment of colorectal liver metastases and are
gaining more and more interest. At this time radiofrequency
ablation is the most popular local ablative technique with
interesting results on local tumour control, disease free and
overall survival. However, the exact place in the treatment
of non-resectable colorectal liver metastases and its
possible place in the treatment of resectable liver
metastases has still to be defined. This article describes
the feasibility, advantages and disadvantages of
radiofrequency ablation, together with the results of the
most cited articles, to form a critical review on the use of
this technique in the treatment of colorectal liver
metastases.


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