Colorectal Liver Metastases

 A liver metastasis could be a tumor within the liver that has spread from another organ tormented by cancer. The liver may be a common site for metastatic disease due to its rich, dual blood supply (the liver receives blood via the arterial blood vessel and portal vein). Metastatic tumors within the liver are 20 times more common than primary tumors. In 50% of all cases the first tumor is of the canal, other common sites include the breast, ovaries, bronchus and kidney. Treatment can accommodates surgery (hepatectomy), chemotherapy and/or therapies specifically geared toward the liver like radiofrequency ablation, transcatheter arterial chemoembolization, selective internal radiotherapy and irreversible electroporation.