Liver oligometastases: from radiological concepts to surgical practice
10.3760/cma.j.cn112139-20250212-00067
- VernacularTitle:肝脏寡转移肿瘤：从放射学概念到外科实践
- Author:
Wenjie YU
1
;
Liyong PU
1
Author Information
1. 南京医科大学第一附属医院肝胆中心 中国医学科学院肝移植重点实验室 国家卫生健康委肝胆肿瘤重点实验室，南京 210029
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Neoplasm metastasis;
Surgical procedures, operative;
Liver Metastasis;
Oligometastasis;
Radiotherapy
- From:
Chinese Journal of Surgery
2025;63(10):892-897
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Liver metastasis is one of the most common pathways of malignant tumor dissemination and a leading cause of cancer-related mortality. With continuous advances in surgical techniques and equipment,improved systemic therapies,and the widespread adoption of multidisciplinary treatment strategies,the concept of oligometastasis—originally proposed by radiation oncologists to describe a transitional state between localized disease and widespread systemic metastasis—has been increasingly recognized and applied by surgical oncologists. This has led to the development of metastasis-directed surgical interventions that have yielded encouraging clinical outcomes. However,due to the heterogeneity of primary tumors and the liver′s unique anatomical and immunological characteristics,standardized diagnostic and therapeutic approaches for hepatic oligometastases have yet to be established. This review provides a systematic overview of the evolution of the oligometastatic concept and discusses recent surgical advances in managing liver oligometastases across various primary tumor types.
