European journal of surgical oncology : the journal of the European Society of Surgical Oncology and the British Association of Surgical Oncology
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Clinical Trial
Cryosurgery for resectable and unresectable hepatic metastases from colorectal cancer.
Hepatic cryosurgery is useful for patients with hepatic metastases from colorectal cancer confined to the liver but considered unresectables because of the number and location of lesions. While encouraging results were reported following cryosurgery for unresectable liver metastases we considered particularly valuable to examine the safety and effectiveness of cryosurgery in patients with resectable and unresectable metastases from colorectal cancer. ⋯ Survival rates were comparables between patients with resectable and unresectable metastases but a high complication rate and a substantial rate of local recurrence following cryosurgery should caution against its use to treat resectable disease.