LIVER METASTASIS

Course overview

THE PRESENCE OF HEPATIC METASTASES INCREASES THE MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY OF PATIENTS WITH ANOTHER SITE OF A PRIMARY TUMOR DISEASE. THE MAJORITY OF PUBLICATIONS ON HEPATIC METASTASES CENTER ON THE MANAGEMENT OF COLORECTAL ADENOCARCINOMA METASTASES. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE CURRENT LITERATURE ON THE EVALUATION, MANAGEMENT, AND COMPLICATIONS OF METASTATIC HEPATIC DISEASE. IT HIGHLIGHTS THE IMPORTANCE OF AN INTERPROFESSIONAL APPROACH IN THE PROVISION OF ADEQUATE CARE FOR AFFECTED PATIENTS.