Hepatectomy for liver metastases from squamous cell laryngeal cancer. Is it worthy?

• Authors: Alexander Julianov , Maya Gulubova
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

Patients with liver metastases from squamous cell head and neck cancer (SCHNC) are usually treated with chemotherapy and are not evaluated for eventual liver-directed treatment. However, the potential benefits from liver surgery for the patients with hepatic-only metastases from SCHNC generally remain undefined. We report a patient with late liver-only metastases from squamous cell glottic cancer treated with resection of the liver metastases followed by adjuvant platinum-based chemotherapy plus cetuximab. The patient died 25 months after resection of the hepatic metastases from widespread hepatic and pulmonary recurrence. The literature data as well as this case demonstrates the capability of liver surgery to prolong survival in patients with hepatic metastases from SCHNC.

Keywords

EN

Head and neck cancer; Liver metastases; Liver resection

• Publisher: De Gruyter Open
• Journal: Open Medicine
• Year: 2010
• Volume: 5
• Issue: 5
• Pages: 535-537

Dates

published

1 - 10 - 2010

online

20 - 8 - 2010

Contributors

author

Alexander Julianov

• Department of General Surgery, Thracian University Hospital, 6000, Stara Zagora, Bulgaria

author

Maya Gulubova

• Department of Pathology, Thracian University Hospital, 6000, Stara Zagora, Bulgaria

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Identifiers

DOI

10.2478/s11536-010-0035-4