Surgical treatment of hepatic metastases of lung cancer              JIA Hu-liang, QIN Lun-xiu. Liver Cancer Institute & Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032， China
Corresponding author: QIN Lun-xiu, E-mail：qin.lunxiu@zs-hospital.sh.cn
Abstract    Lung cancer metastasis to the liver indicates a poor prognosis, and the majority of patients with metastatic disease to the liver are not indicated for surgery because of the number or diffuse distribution of metastases or the presence of extrahepatic diseases. Liver resection for metastatic lesions has largely been performed for secondary colorectal or neuroendocrine tumors, and there is little information about its value for lung cancer. Recent improvements in hepatic surgery have made resection of metastases a safe procedure and it should certainly be considered whenever there is an isolated lesion. More recent reports reinforce the value of an aggressive approach in favorable cases.