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Surgical management of neuroendocrine tumor-associated liver metastases: a review.

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Liver metastasis is common among patients who suffer from neuroendocrine tumors (NETs). Radical surgery is the standard treatment whenever possible but there is still controversies concerning the treatment strategies such… Click to show full abstract

Liver metastasis is common among patients who suffer from neuroendocrine tumors (NETs). Radical surgery is the standard treatment whenever possible but there is still controversies concerning the treatment strategies such as resection of the primary, role of debulking surgery, liver transplantation (LT) and neoadjuvant or adjuvant therapies. This article aims to review the current evidence available, together with some latest updates, focusing on the surgical management.

Keywords: tumor associated; neuroendocrine tumor; management neuroendocrine; management; surgical management; associated liver

Journal Title: Gland surgery
Year Published: 2018

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