METASTASIS RESECTION - CAN IT RADICALLY B E DONE

Resection of metastases gains more and more importance in day to day s urgical work task. Mainly only liver- and pulmonary metastases can be resected with a curative aim, depending on the primary tumor and the m etastasing cascade. According to tumor surgery a RO-resection is warra nted. Whether a multimodal approach may improve long-term results by e liminating occult micrometastases should be answered by ongoing studie s. Even in palliative situations complete resections of metastasis are preferred and in selected situations a multimodal approach may be cho sen.