The role of hepatectomy in the management of metastatic gastric adenocarcinoma: A systematic review

Gastric cancer has a high mortality, with many patients presenting with advanced disease. Many patients who undergo curative gastrectomy will subsequently develop metastatic disease. Hepatectomy has an established place in treating metastases from a variety of cancers but its role in gastric cancer is not clear. This review sought to systematically appraise the literature to establish the role of hepatectomy in treating gastric cancer metastases.
Source: Surgical Oncology - Category: Surgery Authors: Tags: Review Source Type: research