Journal of surgical oncology
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The global incidence of liver cancer is greater than a million cases a year. Surgical resection where applicable is still the standard of care for these patients. Various liver-directed regional therapies have been developed in an effort to treat the vast majority of unresectable liver tumors. This article reviews the principles behind various ablation therapies currently available for malignant liver tumors and their outcomes.
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Previous reports even large studies discussing the prognosis of desmoids have included tumors from intra- and extra-abdominal sites as well as incomplete resection. The purpose of this study was to explore prognostic factors associated with the recurrence free survival (RFS) rate in surgically treated extra-abdominal and abdominal wall desmoids. ⋯ Regardless of primary or recurrent disease, microscopically negative margins should always be the goal for extra-abdominal desmoids surgery, if no cosmetic defects or function demolition is encountered. Extra-abdominal desmoids deserve more attention and should be treated more aggressively, especially when leaving positive margins.