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Introduction A wide variety of diseases affect the liver that can potentially be addressed with hepatectomy. They range from benign and asymptomatic, as in the case of simple liver cysts (see Chapter 88 ), to premalignant (biliary cystadenomas) and malignant.…
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third leading cause of cancer-related mortality worldwide. CRC spreads via two main mechanisms: cancer cells can metastasize to regional lymph nodes and then through central lymphatics into the systemic circulation, or cancer cells can spread…

Key points Precise assessment of disease progression and adequate selection of initial therapeutic options should be performed through a multidisciplinary approach in the treatment of liver metastases. Selected patients with colorectal liver metastases are candidates for curative hepatic resection with…