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Patient Selection and Guidelines for Resection and Liver-Directed Therapies: Non-colorectal, Non-neuroendocrine Liver Metastases

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Liver resection for colorectal and neuroendocrine hepatic metastases has traditionally been associated with favorable results in well-selected patients. However, the role of hepatic resection and other liver-directed therapies for non-colorectal, non-neuroendocrine liver metastases has been less adequately described. In this chapter, we review the current literature on surgical and other locoregional treatment strategies for non-colorectal, non-neuroendocrine liver metastases, focusing on prognostic factors, survival outcomes, and selection criteria based on the specific histology of the primary tumor, including breast cancer, genitourinary tract cancer, non-colorectal gastrointestinal tract cancer, and melanoma.

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  1. Codman Center for Clinical Effectiveness in Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA

    Zhi Ven Fong & Motaz Qadan

  2. Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford University Hospital, Stanford, CA, USA

    George A. Poultsides

  3. Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA

    Motaz Qadan

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Fong, Z.V., Poultsides, G.A., Qadan, M. (2018). Patient Selection and Guidelines for Resection and Liver-Directed Therapies: Non-colorectal, Non-neuroendocrine Liver Metastases. In: Cardona, K., Maithel, S. (eds) Primary and Metastatic Liver Tumors. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-91977-5_23

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