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Case #4 -
A 65 year old with weight loss and anorexia

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS:
1.) What is the usual clinical presentation in a patient with metastatic tumor in the liver?  Answer 
2.) By what routes does tumor metastasize to the liver?  Answer 
3.) How would you evaluate the hepatic nodularity in this patient?  Answer 
4.) What is the treatment of metastatic tumor in the liver?  Answer 
5.) When is surgery indicated?  Answer 
6.) In which primaries does resection of hepatic metastases produce some cures?  Answer 
 
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