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Review
. 2015 Apr;6(2):201-7.
doi: 10.3978/j.issn.2078-6891.2014.086.

Management of oligometastatic rectal cancer: is liver first?

Timur Mitin  1 , C Kristian Enestvedt  1 , Charles R Thomas Jr  1
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Review

Management of oligometastatic rectal cancer: is liver first?

Timur Mitin et al. J Gastrointest Oncol. 2015 Apr.

Abstract

Twenty percent of patients with rectal cancer present with synchronous liver metastases at the time of initial diagnosis. These patients can be treated with a curative intent, although the choice and sequence of treatment modalities are not well established and are commonly debated in multi-disciplinary tumor boards. In this article we review clinical evidence for various treatment approaches and attempt to formulate a pathway for clinicians to use in evaluating and managing these patients.

Keywords: Rectal cancer; oligometastatic; radiation therapy; review; surgery.

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