The liver is a common site for both primary and metastatic oncologic disease. Primary hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) has an annual incidence of 6 per 100,000 in the United States. Worldwide HCC is the second leading cause of cancer-related death in…
Anatomy Gross Anatomy Divisions The stomach is derived from the tubular embryonic foregut and begins as a dilation during the fifth week of gestation in the caudal portion. The embryonic stomach is invested by two mesenteries: dorsal (which becomes the…
Summary of Key Points Etiology The liver is a common site of metastatic disease in most gastrointestinal cancers owing to hepatic portal venous drainage. Diagnostic and Preoperative Evaluation Clinical risk scores, which predict prognosis for metastatic liver disease, are less…