The aim of the study was to evaluate the results of cryosurgery in patients with multiple (five or more), heavily pretreated, unresectable liver metastases. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Nineteen patients with multiple unresectable liver metastases were entered into a prospective nonrandomized trial. The liver tumours were treated during surgery under ultrasound guidance. All the patients were followed-up to assess complications, treatment response and sites of recurrence. RESULTS: 140 metastases were identified in 19 patients (mean, 7; range, 5-25) and 13 patients had a synchronous liver resection. Cryosurgery was used to treat 90 metastases (mean diameter, 30 mm; range, 10-135). There were no treatment-related deaths and the overall rate of complications was 21%. During a mean follow-up of 28 months (range, 5-60), tumours recurred at the site of cryosurgery in two patients (10%), in the remaining liver in nine patients (47%) and elsewhere in five patients (26%). Three patients had no evidence of disease 48, 50 and 60 months after liver cryosurgery, respectively. CONCLUSION: Cryosurgery may be effective in the treatment of patients with multiple unresectable liver metastases and should be investigated in multimodality treatment programmes.

Cryosurgery as a means to improve surgical treatment of patients with multiple unresectable liver metastases.

DE CIAN, FRANCO;
2000-01-01

Abstract

The aim of the study was to evaluate the results of cryosurgery in patients with multiple (five or more), heavily pretreated, unresectable liver metastases. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Nineteen patients with multiple unresectable liver metastases were entered into a prospective nonrandomized trial. The liver tumours were treated during surgery under ultrasound guidance. All the patients were followed-up to assess complications, treatment response and sites of recurrence. RESULTS: 140 metastases were identified in 19 patients (mean, 7; range, 5-25) and 13 patients had a synchronous liver resection. Cryosurgery was used to treat 90 metastases (mean diameter, 30 mm; range, 10-135). There were no treatment-related deaths and the overall rate of complications was 21%. During a mean follow-up of 28 months (range, 5-60), tumours recurred at the site of cryosurgery in two patients (10%), in the remaining liver in nine patients (47%) and elsewhere in five patients (26%). Three patients had no evidence of disease 48, 50 and 60 months after liver cryosurgery, respectively. CONCLUSION: Cryosurgery may be effective in the treatment of patients with multiple unresectable liver metastases and should be investigated in multimodality treatment programmes.
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