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Hepatic malignancies.

J I Tsao·J DeSanctis·R L Rossi·R A Oberfield
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Abstract

The battle against malignancies of the liver is far from over, although tremendous strides have been made in the past decade, such as improved diagnostic capabilities, safe surgical resection, availability of safe nonsurgical ablative modalities, multimodality therapy, and aggressive approach to recurrent disease. Even after the best attempts at curative treatment, recurrence of primary and secondary malignancies of the liver continues to be the cause of demise for more than 70% of treated patients. The battle continues in the laboratories, where investigations are focused on delineating the pathophysiology of cancer on the molecular and genetic levels and mapping the patterns of cancer emergence and spread. The new millennium holds promise for formulating therapies that may improve disease-free survival for patients with malignancies of the liver.

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Chemoembolization, TherapeuticChemotherapy, AdjuvantCombined Modality TherapyCryotherapyFollow-Up StudiesHepatectomyHepatic ArteryHumansLiver NeoplasmsNeoplasm MetastasisNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalNeoplasm StagingPatient SelectionPostoperative ComplicationsPreoperative CarePrognosisRisk FactorsTime FactorsJournal ArticleReview

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J I Tsao, J DeSanctis, R L Rossi, R A Oberfield. 2000. Hepatic malignancies.. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0039-6109(05)70203-6

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