Colorectal Diseases: Diagnosis, Treatment and Multidisciplinary Management
A special issue of Diagnostics (ISSN 2075-4418). This special issue belongs to the section "Medical Imaging and Theranostics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 April 2022) | Viewed by 4266
Special Issue Editor
Interests: abdominal radiology; MRI; diffusion and perfusion MRI; oncologic imaging; liver; pancreas; biliary tract; rectal cancer; inflammatory bowel disease; liver transplantation
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third most common cancer in men (10% of all cancers) and the second most common cause of cancer in women (9.2% of all cancers). As you are all aware, the liver is the most common metastatic site in CRC. Approximately 15–25% of CRC patients develop synchronous liver metastases, and another 20–25% of them develop metachronous metastases. As the title suggests, this Special Issue aims to address the most recent advancements in the diagnosis, treatment, and multidisciplinary management of CRC liver metastases.
Novel diagnostic approaches (in particular MRI with hepato-biliary contrast agents and diffusion-weighted imaging, intraoperative ultrasound, and PET-MRI) are now available, although they are not always routinely used in clinical practice. However, the correct timing and the respective role in the diagnostic management is very much debated, even in dedicated multidisciplinary teams.
Tumor biology is increasingly recognized as an important prognostic factor; hence, molecular profiling has a growing role in management planning. Although surgical resection is the only treatment modality for curative intent of CRC liver metastases, the most appropriate surgical approach is yet to be established. Furthermore, new chemotherapy regimens have been introduced, and are often personalized for the individual patient.
The aim of Special Issue is to provide a collection of review articles and original contributions on the above-mentioned topics, with the intent of improving the quality of patients’ care.
Dr. Piero Boraschi
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- Colorectal cancer
- Metastatic disease
- Colorectal liver metastases
- Chemotherapy
- Surgery
- Therapeutic response assessment
- Biomarkers
- Tumor regression grading
- Computed tomography
- MRI
- PET
- Intraoperative ultrasound
- Multidisciplinary management
