Table 1.
Types of non-surgical local treatments in liver metastases of colorectal cancer.
Local Treatments | |
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Thermal | Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) Microwave ablation (MWA) Cryoablation Laser interstitial thermal therapy (LITT) * High-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) * |
Non-thermal | Radiotherapy (SBRT) Irreversible electroporation (IRE) * |
Loco-Regional Treatments | |
Embolization | Bland particulate embolization * Chemoinfusion or hepatic artery infusion Transarterial chemoembolization Radioembolization |
* Laser interstitial thermal therapy (LITT), high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) and bland particulate embolization have not been used in large scale for LMCRC.