Liver metastases from colorectal cancer: propensity score-based comparison of stereotactic body radiation therapy vs. microwave ablation.

Ciro FranzeseTiziana ComitoElena ClericiLucia Di BrinaStefano TomatisPierina NavarriaGiacomo ReggioriLuca ViganòDario PorettiVittorio PediciniGuido TorzilliLuigi SolbiatiMarta Scorsetti

Published in: Journal of cancer research and clinical oncology (2018)

In conclusion, there seems to be an advantage of SBRT compared to MWA in treating CRC liver metastases, particularly for lesions bigger than 30 mm.

Keyphrases

liver metastases
radiation therapy
radiofrequency ablation
radiation induced
locally advanced
squamous cell carcinoma