The liver is one of the most common sites of metastatic disease from several primary
malignancies. While most treatment regimens incorporate a combination of chemotherapy
and surgical treatments, ablative techniques are increasingly being used for the treatment
of recurrent disease. This article will provide an update on the current status of
thermal and nonthermal therapies to treat metastatic liver disease.
Keywords
radiofrequency ablation - microwave ablation - neuroendocrine tumors - breast carcinoma
- colorectal metastases - hepatocellular carcinoma
