Thermal destructive therapy for colorectal liver metastases

Abstract

Surgical resection is the most effective therapy for colorectal liver metastases, subsequently there are chemotherapy and thermal destruction technique using microwave coagulation therapy (MCT) and radiofrequency ablation therapy (RFA). As the surgical approach is generally guided by these criteria (cancer factors : Tumor staging, differentiation of tumor, recurrence free interval, node status and transition of CEA. patient factors : age, liver function and performance status) and these criteria are intricated, the majority of patients present practically with unresectable. The thermal destructive therapy is well acceptable for hepatocellular cancer but not for colorectal liver metastases. We review the patients of colorectal liver metastases that we performed the thermal destructive therapy.