Oligometastatic non-small cell lung cancer(NSCLC)describes an intermediate stage of NSCLC between localized and widely-disseminated *** stage of NSCLC is characterized by a limited number of metastases and a more indo...
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Oligometastatic non-small cell lung cancer(NSCLC)describes an intermediate stage of NSCLC between localized and widely-disseminated *** stage of NSCLC is characterized by a limited number of metastases and a more indolent tumor ***,the management of oligometastatic NSCLC involves radical treatment(radiotherapy or surgery)that targets the metastatic lesions and the primary tumor to achieve disease *** approach offers the potential to achieve prolonged survival in patients who,in the past,would have only received palliative *** optimal therapeutic strategies for the different scenarios of oligometastatic disease(intracranial vs extracranial disease,synchronous vs metachronous)remain *** the lack of head-to-head studies comparing radiotherapy to surgery in these patients,the decision to apply surgery or radiotherapy(with or without systemic treatment)must be based on prognostic factors that allow us to classify *** classification will allow us to select the most appropriate therapeutic strategy on an individualized *** the future,the molecular or microRNA profiles will likely improve the treatment selection *** objective of the present article is to review the most relevant scientific evidence on the management of patients with oligometastatic NSCLC,focusing on the role of radiotherapy and *** also discuss areas of controversy and future directions.
BACKGROUND Metastatic small bowel low-grade neuroendocrine tumors(NETs)have a good *** is the only curative treatment;however,this may induce advanced liver disease,particularly in long-term survivor *** hepatocerebra...
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BACKGROUND Metastatic small bowel low-grade neuroendocrine tumors(NETs)have a good *** is the only curative treatment;however,this may induce advanced liver disease,particularly in long-term survivor *** hepatocerebral degeneration or Parkinsonism in cirrhosis is characterized by rapidly progressive extrapyramidal symptoms in patients with advanced liver *** SUMMARY A 70-year-old man presented to the emergency department with diminished consciousness and disorientation,and was diagnosed with hepatic *** patient was diagnosed in 1993 with a metastatic small bowel NET,for which he twice underwent hepatic surgery,with metastatic resection in 1993 and a right hepatectomy in 2002 to remove two hepatic *** 2003,the patient started first-line chemotherapy and in 2004 started the first of three consecutive biological treatments,followed by radio-molecular therapy,achieving stable disease for 14 *** progression was identified and he underwent an endoscopic retrograde ***,in 2019 advanced liver disease was *** diagnosed the development of acquired hepatocerebral degeneration,an unusual long-term side effect after multiple hepatic *** The importance of regular and ongoing surveillance in long-term NET survivors who undergo hepatic procedures should be integrated into the therapeutic management plan,as some of these negative outcomes could be prevented.
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