<p>Treatment of Synchronous Liver Metastases from Gastric Cancer: A Single-Center Study</p>

SYNCHRONOUS SURGICAL REMOVAL OF SUSPICIOUS OVARIAN METASTASES FROM COLORECTAL CANCER

Metastatic ovarian cancers occur in 3-8 percent of women undergoing surgical resection of a primary colorectal cancer. In this study we examined the characteristics of women with colorectal cancer for whom synchronous oophorectomy had been performed. In this cross-sectional study, records of patients with colorectal cancer from April 1991 through October 1999 who had undergone surgery for ...

Surgery for Liver Metastases From Gastric Cancer

Theroleof surgical therapy in patients with livermetastases from gastric cancer is still controversial. In this study, we investigated the results obtained with local treatment of hepatic metastases in patients with gastric cancer, by performing a systematic literature review and meta-analysis. We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies published between 1990 an...

Colorectal cancer with synchronous liver metastases.

Hepatectomy for liver metastases from gastric cancer: a systematic review

BACKGROUND Official guidelines recommend palliative treatments for patients with liver metastases from gastric cancer. However, many case series reported that hepatectomy for such cases is safe and effective. This systematic review compares the overall survival between hepatectomy and palliative therapy in patients with liver metastases from gastric cancer. METHODS Two independent reviewers p...

Significance of surgical treatment of liver metastases from gastric cancer.

BACKGROUND/AIM The optimal treatment of liver metastases from gastric cancer (LMGC) remains uncertain. We retrospectively compared surgical treatment with chemotherapy alone and identified prognostic determinants. PATIENTS AND METHODS We reviewed the records of 50 consecutive patients with LMGC: 25 patients with gastrectomy plus hepatic resection (group A), 13 patients with palliative gastrec...