Progress in the thermoablation of colon cancer with liver metastasis
10.3969/j.issn.1000-8179.2014.02.20131179
- VernacularTitle:结肠癌肝转移物理消融治疗的新进展
- Author:
Junfeng WANG
;
Zhi GUO
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
thermoablation;
colon cancer;
liver metastasis
- From:
Chinese Journal of Clinical Oncology
2014;(2):142-146
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Thermoablation is a local treatment effectively used to prevent metastasis of colon cancer in the liver and can retain peripheral normal liver tissues. Ablation therapy is less invasive, easier to use, and more repeatable than surgery. This form of therapy also allows the local control of unresectable diseases. Furthermore, thermoablation can be applied as an alternative therapy for small re-sectable lesions in patients who manifest insufficient hepatic function after surgery or those with severe complications. Ablation therapy can artificially increase the surgical margin, thereby increasing the resection rate in patients. Multiple lesions in the liver and surgically inaccessible or unresectable diseases can also be removed. However, several limitations, including the local recurrence of the disease and treatment-related complications in patients, are also observed. The treatment outcome of thermoablation therapy can be further im-proved because this technique is used as a part of multimodality treatment.
