Saturday, February, 11, 2012

Liver metastases

Table of Contents

Alternative Names

Metastases to the liver; Metastatic liver cancer; Liver cancer - metastatic


Prevention

Early detection of some types of cancer may prevent the spread of these cancers to the liver.


References

Lewis RL. Liver and biliary tract tumors. In Goldman L, Ausiello D, eds. Cecil Medicine. 23rd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2007:chap 206.



Review Date: 12/10/2010
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