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Surgery for liver metastases from breast cancer
Petros Charalampoudis1, Dimitrios Mantas, Georgios C Sotiropoulos
1Breast Unit, Second Propedeutic Department of Surgery, Laiko General Hospital, Athens University School of Medicine, Athens, Greece.
Introduction:
Liver metastases from breast cancer (BCLM) confer poor survival. Liver resection in BCLM patients has been increasingly employed.
Aim:
We undertook a systematic review to evaluate the role of hepatic resection in patients with breast cancer metastatic to the liver.
Materials & Methods:
In total, 36 studies were overviewed. Patient populations, characteristics, morbidity, mortality and survival were documented.
Results:
Median overall survival was 41 months. Major morbidity was rare while 30-day postoperative mortality was near nil.
Conclusion:
Liver surgery for BCLM can be performed with low mortality, acceptable morbidity and promising survival benefit in carefully selected patients.
