2019, Number 3
Revista Cubana de Cirugía 2019; 58 (3)
Simplified guidelines in the patient with a metastatic liver
Domínguez GEJ, Sabater OL, Piña PLR, Cisneros DCM, Domínguez GKS
Language: Spanish
References: 5
Page: 1-8
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ABSTRACT
The presence of liver metastases is frequent at the time of diagnosis of the primary tumor, or it may appear sometime after the cancer has been resected. Metastatic disease was previously considered inoperable, however, advances in surgery, adjuvant therapies, and chemotherapeutic drugs have offered new hope for these patients. The design of protocols, care guides and monitoring schemes in these patients has been an important topic in specialized centers, so it is proposed to propose the main guidelines for diagnostic and therapeutic action against patients with metastatic liver, which in In a simplified and guiding way, it can be interpreted and adapted to the patients affected by this ailment, as well as being feasible to interpret and apply by health professionals belonging to various specialties.REFERENCES