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Numerous studies of the natural history of colorectal carcinoma have shown that liver metastasis is the primary determinant of survival [1]. Up to 25% of colorectal cancer patients have synchronous hepatic metastasis2, and 50% develop metachronous metastasis [3]. Only 5–10% of these patients will have potentially resectable liver metastasis [4]. At present surgical resection, whenever possible, is the gold standard for treatment, and there are no proven efficacious therapies that prolong survival in this group of patients.
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Sica, G.S., Gaspari, A.L. (2002). Multidisciplinary Management of Liver Metastases from Colorectal Cancer. In: Farinon, A.M. (eds) Advances in Abdominal Surgery 2002. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-0637-7_6
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