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Metastatic Malignant Neoplasm in the Liver

MedGen UID:
141667
Concept ID:
C0494165
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: Cancer metastatic to liver; Hepatic metastasis; Liver Metastases; Liver Metastasis; Liver secondaries; Liver secondary cancer; Metastasis to liver; Metastatic malignant neoplasm of liver; Metastatic malignant neoplasm to liver; Metastatic Malignant Neoplasm to the Liver; Metastatic Neoplasm to the Liver; Metastatic Tumor to the Liver; Secondary malignancy of liver; Secondary malignant neoplasm of liver
SNOMED CT: Secondary malignant neoplasm of liver (94381002); Metastatic malignant neoplasm to liver (94381002); Cancer metastatic to liver (94381002); Metastatic malignant neoplasm of liver (94381002); Liver secondary cancer (94381002); Metastasis to liver (94381002); Liver secondaries (94381002); Secondary malignancy of liver (94381002); Hepatic metastasis (94381002)

Definition

A malignant neoplasm that has spread to the liver from another (primary) anatomic site. Representative examples include carcinomas, lymphomas, melanomas, or sarcomas. [from NCI]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

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Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Bojmar L, Zambirinis CP, Hernandez JM, Chakraborty J, Shaashua L, Kim J, Johnson KE, Hanna S, Askan G, Burman J, Ravichandran H, Zheng J, Jolissaint JS, Srouji R, Song Y, Choubey A, Kim HS, Cioffi M, van Beek E, Sigel C, Jessurun J, Velasco Riestra P, Blomstrand H, Jönsson C, Jönsson A, Lauritzen P, Buehring W, Ararso Y, Hernandez D, Vinagolu-Baur JP, Friedman M, Glidden C, Firmenich L, Lieberman G, Mejia DL, Nasar N, Mutvei AP, Paul DM, Bram Y, Costa-Silva B, Basturk O, Boudreau N, Zhang H, Matei IR, Hoshino A, Kelsen D, Sagi I, Scherz A, Scherz-Shouval R, Yarden Y, Oren M, Egeblad M, Lewis JS, Keshari K, Grandgenett PM, Hollingsworth MA, Rajasekhar VK, Healey JH, Björnsson B, Simeone DM, Tuveson DA, Iacobuzio-Donahue CA, Bromberg J, Vincent CT, O'Reilly EM, DeMatteo RP, Balachandran VP, D'Angelica MI, Kingham TP, Allen PJ, Simpson AL, Elemento O, Sandström P, Schwartz RE, Jarnagin WR, Lyden D
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Jeph S, Gupta S, Yedururi S, Daoud TE, Stanietzky N, Morani AC
J Comput Assist Tomogr 2024 Jul-Aug 01;48(4):577-587. Epub 2024 Feb 26 doi: 10.1097/RCT.0000000000001576. PMID: 38438332
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Ann Surg 2024 Feb 1;279(2):306-313. Epub 2023 Jul 24 doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000006024. PMID: 37487004
Strathearn LS, Stepanov AI, Font-Burgada J
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Thirunavukarasu P, Aloia TA
Surg Clin North Am 2016 Apr;96(2):197-205. Epub 2016 Feb 16 doi: 10.1016/j.suc.2015.11.001. PMID: 27017859

Diagnosis

Bojmar L, Zambirinis CP, Hernandez JM, Chakraborty J, Shaashua L, Kim J, Johnson KE, Hanna S, Askan G, Burman J, Ravichandran H, Zheng J, Jolissaint JS, Srouji R, Song Y, Choubey A, Kim HS, Cioffi M, van Beek E, Sigel C, Jessurun J, Velasco Riestra P, Blomstrand H, Jönsson C, Jönsson A, Lauritzen P, Buehring W, Ararso Y, Hernandez D, Vinagolu-Baur JP, Friedman M, Glidden C, Firmenich L, Lieberman G, Mejia DL, Nasar N, Mutvei AP, Paul DM, Bram Y, Costa-Silva B, Basturk O, Boudreau N, Zhang H, Matei IR, Hoshino A, Kelsen D, Sagi I, Scherz A, Scherz-Shouval R, Yarden Y, Oren M, Egeblad M, Lewis JS, Keshari K, Grandgenett PM, Hollingsworth MA, Rajasekhar VK, Healey JH, Björnsson B, Simeone DM, Tuveson DA, Iacobuzio-Donahue CA, Bromberg J, Vincent CT, O'Reilly EM, DeMatteo RP, Balachandran VP, D'Angelica MI, Kingham TP, Allen PJ, Simpson AL, Elemento O, Sandström P, Schwartz RE, Jarnagin WR, Lyden D
Nat Med 2024 Aug;30(8):2170-2180. Epub 2024 Jun 28 doi: 10.1038/s41591-024-03075-7. PMID: 38942992Free PMC Article
Maino C, Vernuccio F, Cannella R, Cortese F, Franco PN, Gaetani C, Giannini V, Inchingolo R, Ippolito D, Defeudis A, Pilato G, Tore D, Faletti R, Gatti M
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Rashidian N, Alseidi A, Kirks RC
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Pittman ME, Yantiss RK
Surg Pathol Clin 2018 Jun;11(2):453-466. Epub 2018 Mar 26 doi: 10.1016/j.path.2018.02.012. PMID: 29751885
Thyagarajan MS, Sharif K
Indian J Pediatr 2016 Nov;83(11):1291-1302. Epub 2016 Oct 25 doi: 10.1007/s12098-016-2240-x. PMID: 27783314

Therapy

Taraborrelli L, Şenbabaoğlu Y, Wang L, Lim J, Blake K, Kljavin N, Gierke S, Scherl A, Ziai J, McNamara E, Owyong M, Rao S, Calviello AK, Oreper D, Jhunjhunwala S, Argiles G, Bendell J, Kim TW, Ciardiello F, Wongchenko MJ, de Sauvage FJ, de Sousa E Melo F, Yan Y, West NR, Murthy A
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Rantala ES, Hernberg MM, Piperno-Neumann S, Grossniklaus HE, Kivelä TT
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Akgül Ö, Çetinkaya E, Ersöz Ş, Tez M
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Prognosis

Bojmar L, Zambirinis CP, Hernandez JM, Chakraborty J, Shaashua L, Kim J, Johnson KE, Hanna S, Askan G, Burman J, Ravichandran H, Zheng J, Jolissaint JS, Srouji R, Song Y, Choubey A, Kim HS, Cioffi M, van Beek E, Sigel C, Jessurun J, Velasco Riestra P, Blomstrand H, Jönsson C, Jönsson A, Lauritzen P, Buehring W, Ararso Y, Hernandez D, Vinagolu-Baur JP, Friedman M, Glidden C, Firmenich L, Lieberman G, Mejia DL, Nasar N, Mutvei AP, Paul DM, Bram Y, Costa-Silva B, Basturk O, Boudreau N, Zhang H, Matei IR, Hoshino A, Kelsen D, Sagi I, Scherz A, Scherz-Shouval R, Yarden Y, Oren M, Egeblad M, Lewis JS, Keshari K, Grandgenett PM, Hollingsworth MA, Rajasekhar VK, Healey JH, Björnsson B, Simeone DM, Tuveson DA, Iacobuzio-Donahue CA, Bromberg J, Vincent CT, O'Reilly EM, DeMatteo RP, Balachandran VP, D'Angelica MI, Kingham TP, Allen PJ, Simpson AL, Elemento O, Sandström P, Schwartz RE, Jarnagin WR, Lyden D
Nat Med 2024 Aug;30(8):2170-2180. Epub 2024 Jun 28 doi: 10.1038/s41591-024-03075-7. PMID: 38942992Free PMC Article
Rashidian N, Alseidi A, Kirks RC
Surg Clin North Am 2020 Jun;100(3):551-563. Epub 2020 Apr 3 doi: 10.1016/j.suc.2020.02.005. PMID: 32402300
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Thyagarajan MS, Sharif K
Indian J Pediatr 2016 Nov;83(11):1291-1302. Epub 2016 Oct 25 doi: 10.1007/s12098-016-2240-x. PMID: 27783314
Akgül Ö, Çetinkaya E, Ersöz Ş, Tez M
World J Gastroenterol 2014 May 28;20(20):6113-22. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i20.6113. PMID: 24876733Free PMC Article

Clinical prediction guides

Bojmar L, Zambirinis CP, Hernandez JM, Chakraborty J, Shaashua L, Kim J, Johnson KE, Hanna S, Askan G, Burman J, Ravichandran H, Zheng J, Jolissaint JS, Srouji R, Song Y, Choubey A, Kim HS, Cioffi M, van Beek E, Sigel C, Jessurun J, Velasco Riestra P, Blomstrand H, Jönsson C, Jönsson A, Lauritzen P, Buehring W, Ararso Y, Hernandez D, Vinagolu-Baur JP, Friedman M, Glidden C, Firmenich L, Lieberman G, Mejia DL, Nasar N, Mutvei AP, Paul DM, Bram Y, Costa-Silva B, Basturk O, Boudreau N, Zhang H, Matei IR, Hoshino A, Kelsen D, Sagi I, Scherz A, Scherz-Shouval R, Yarden Y, Oren M, Egeblad M, Lewis JS, Keshari K, Grandgenett PM, Hollingsworth MA, Rajasekhar VK, Healey JH, Björnsson B, Simeone DM, Tuveson DA, Iacobuzio-Donahue CA, Bromberg J, Vincent CT, O'Reilly EM, DeMatteo RP, Balachandran VP, D'Angelica MI, Kingham TP, Allen PJ, Simpson AL, Elemento O, Sandström P, Schwartz RE, Jarnagin WR, Lyden D
Nat Med 2024 Aug;30(8):2170-2180. Epub 2024 Jun 28 doi: 10.1038/s41591-024-03075-7. PMID: 38942992Free PMC Article
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Recent systematic reviews

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