Oligometastases

Last revised by Bálint Botz ◉ on 1 Nov 2020

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Citation:

Knipe H, Botz B, Bell D, et al. Oligometastases. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 03 Oct 2023) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-48576

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-48576

Permalink:

https://radiopaedia.org/articles/48576

rID:

48576

Article created:

14 Oct 2016, Henry Knipe ◉ ◈

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At the time the article was created Henry Knipe had no recorded disclosures.

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Last revised:

1 Nov 2020, Bálint Botz ◉

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Revisions:

6 times, by 4 contributors - see full revision history and disclosures

Systems:

Oncology

Synonyms:

Oligometastasis
Oligometastatic disease

Oligometastases, or oligometastatic disease, refers to distant disease that is limited in number and distribution. Niibe et al. defined this as ≤5 metastatic/recurrent lesions with control of the primary lesion ^1,2. Also, the definition states a maximum of three different metastatic sites ³.

These metastases can be treated with local measures (surgery, radiation therapy, thermal ablation, etc.) with the aim of increasing survival. This is a shift from traditional thinking where metastatic disease was considered an end-stage disease with limited palliative treatment options only.