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Management of liver cancer. The Surgeon's point of view
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Abstract
During the last twenty years, a huge progress has been achieved in the treatment of liver cancer and recent strategies include interventional radiology, chemotherapy regimens and surgery. Meanwhile, Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (SRBT) has developed in the treatment of all organs with millimetre accuracy, very few side effects and a high control rate. So, SRBT has become a therapeutic weapon in his own right in liver tumour treatment. Many publications have reported encouraging results in colorectal liver metastasis, hepatocellular carcinoma on cirrhosis and peripheric cholangiocarcinoma. It is important that radiation therapists involve systematic multidisciplinary “liver tumour” meetings to discuss therapeutic indications and initiate treatments quickly.
Abstract
During the last twenty years, a huge progress has been achieved in the treatment of liver cancer and recent strategies include interventional radiology, chemotherapy regimens and surgery. Meanwhile, Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (SRBT) has developed in the treatment of all organs with millimetre accuracy, very few side effects and a high control rate. So, SRBT has become a therapeutic weapon in his own right in liver tumour treatment. Many publications have reported encouraging results in colorectal liver metastasis, hepatocellular carcinoma on cirrhosis and peripheric cholangiocarcinoma. It is important that radiation therapists involve systematic multidisciplinary “liver tumour” meetings to discuss therapeutic indications and initiate treatments quickly.
Keywords
Liver cancer; Radiotherapy; Colorectal metastasis; Hepatocellular carcinoma; Cholangiocarcinoma
About this articleTitle
Management of liver cancer. The Surgeon's point of view
Journal
Reports of Practical Oncology and Radiotherapy
Issue
Pages
176-180
Published online
2017-03-01
DOI
10.1016/j.rpor.2017.02.001
Bibliographic record
Rep Pract Oncol Radiother 2017;22(2):176-180.
Keywords
Liver cancer
Radiotherapy
Colorectal metastasis
Hepatocellular carcinoma
Cholangiocarcinoma
Authors
Pierre Rabinel
Damien Dousse
Fabrice Muscari
Bertrand Suc