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Liver Metastases | Cancer Spread to Liver - American Cancer Society
The liver is a common site for metastases from many cancer types. Cancers that spread to the liver most often are colorectal cancer, as well as breast, esophageal, stomach, pancreatic, lung, kidney, and melanoma skin cancers.
Liver Metastases (Secondary Liver Cancer)
Find up-to-date information about liver metastases (secondary liver cancer) and learn about Memorial Sloan Kettering’s advances in diagnosis and treatment.
Liver Metastasis: Symptoms, Causes, and Diagnosis - Healthline
Sep 17, 2018 · A liver metastasis is a cancerous tumor that has spread to the liver from another place in the body. It is also called secondary liver cancer.
Liver Metastasis - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf
Aug 14, 2023 · Explain how to thoroughly evaluate a patient with a suspected diagnosis of hepatic metastasis. Review the management options for patients with hepatic metastasis. Outline strategies to enhance communication and collaboration between medical, radiologic, and surgical healthcare teams to improve care for patients with hepatic metastasis.
Metastatic Stage 4 Liver Cancer: Symptoms and What to Expect
Jun 20, 2022 · Learn where metastatic or stage 4 liver cancer spreads, its symptoms, what to expect, treatment options, survival rates and how it differs from liver metastases.
Liver metastases - Nature Reviews Disease Primers
Apr 15, 2021 · Four key phases (microvascular, pre-angiogenic, angiogenic and growth phases) have been identified in the process of liver metastasis. Imaging modalities such as ultrasonography, CT,...
Liver metastases - PubMed
Apr 15, 2021 · Four key phases (microvascular, pre-angiogenic, angiogenic and growth phases) have been identified in the process of liver metastasis. Imaging modalities such as ultrasonography, CT, MRI and PET scans are typically used for the diagnosis of liver metastases.
Liver metastasis - Wikipedia
A liver metastasis is a malignant tumor in the liver that has spread from another organ affected by cancer. The liver is a common site for metastatic disease because of its rich, dual blood supply (the liver receives blood via the hepatic artery and portal vein). Metastatic tumors in the liver are 20 times more common than primary tumors.
Liver Metastases | General Surgery
Liver metastases are tumors that have spread to the liver from other areas of the the body. Cancer cells often have aggressive tendencies and will invade other areas of the body. They usually do so by floating in the blood stream and then replicating themselves in a new place.
Liver metastases: MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia
Mar 31, 2024 · Liver metastases refer to cancer that has spread to the liver from somewhere else in the body. Liver metastases are not the same as cancer that starts in the liver, which is called hepatocellular carcinoma. Almost all types of cancer can spread to the liver. Cancers that often spread to the liver include: