Parenchyma-sparing hepatectomy
Conserving maximum healthy liver tissue.
High-complexity surgical strategies combining resection, preservation techniques, and multimodal treatments.
CONTACT SPECIALISTLiver metastases (mainly of colorectal origin) are treated with liver resection combined with perioperative chemotherapy, achieving 5-year survival rates of 40-50% after complete resection. At Quenet-Torrent Institute (Barcelona · Madrid), the team of Dr. Quenet and Dr. Torrent, under the leadership of Prof. Panaro, applies ALPPS and two-stage hepatectomy for initially unresectable cases.
Liver metastases are secondary tumors from other cancers spreading to the liver. Surgery can be curative when limited to the liver, especially for colorectal origin.
Liver metastases are frequently detected without symptoms, during the follow-up of the primary tumor through imaging studies or blood tests. When the liver still functions normally, the patient may feel completely well, which makes periodic oncological monitoring a fundamental tool for early diagnosis.
When symptoms do appear, the most common are pain or discomfort in the right upper quadrant, abdominal distension, weight loss and decreased appetite, progressive fatigue, and jaundice. In some cases, fever or night sweats may also be present. The onset of any of these signs in a patient with a history of cancer should prompt a medical consultation without delay to rule out hepatic progression.
The cause of liver metastases is always a primary tumor located in another organ that disseminates cancer cells to the liver through the bloodstream or lymphatic system. Colorectal cancer is the most frequent origin, followed by tumors of the breast, pancreas, stomach, lung, and neuroendocrine tumors, among others.
The risk of developing liver metastases depends on the type of primary tumor, its stage at the time of diagnosis, and its molecular biology. Some tumors have a greater tendency to spread to the liver for anatomical reasons, as occurs with colorectal cancer, whose portal venous drainage flows directly to this organ. Adequate diagnosis and follow-up of the primary tumor allow metastases to be detected at a treatable stage.
Conserving maximum healthy liver tissue.
For bilobar tumors allowing liver regeneration.
Rapid hepatic hypertrophy technique.
Radiofrequency or microwave destruction.

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Oncological Surgeon
We operate in two private hospitals of reference in Spain. The same medical team treats you in Madrid and Barcelona, with the same surgical and oncological standards.
Private hospital in Pozuelo de Alarcón with a multidisciplinary team specialised in digestive surgical oncology and cutting-edge surgical technology.
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Internationally recognised private hospital in Barcelona where the team carries out its high-complexity surgical oncology activity.
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66-year-old English woman with advanced ovarian cancer and peritoneal metastases. Treated with cytoreduction + HIPEC, she is now disease-free.
Read the full case73-year-old patient with advanced cancer treated with chemotherapy and high-complexity surgical oncology. Excellent survival and quality of life.
Read the full caseRare abdominal tumor treated with complex cytoreductive surgery plus HIPEC and systemic chemotherapy. Disease-free after almost 2 years.
Read the full caseDiagnosed with widespread peritoneal carcinomatosis and considered inoperable. After complete cytoreduction with HIPEC, today his is a story of hope and survival.
Read the full caseWonderful surgical team, among the best out there. Dr. Torrent (expert in peritoneal carcinomatosis) is an exceptional surgeon and an even better person. His coordinator is super kind, fast and efficient. The human treatment is great and the results are too. This is of vital importance for cancer patients.
In the public healthcare system they gave my father a maximum of one year to live. They only offered him chemo and no hope, said it was impossible, that nothing could be done. He had several tumors inside the peritoneal sac with metastases. A year and a half later he is clean, completely cured. His latest PET scan came back clean. We are very happy. Thanks to Dr. Torrent and his team. THANK YOU.
Excellent professionals, especially Dr. Torrent, attentive at all times to the patient (my wife), operated for peritoneal pseudomyxoma. They helped us with all our needs since we came from outside Barcelona. Thank you Elisabeth. We are very grateful to Quenet Torrent Institute, thank you for everything.
I am a 63-year-old patient. They detected adrenal gland cancer and told me there was nothing to be done. I sought a second opinion and they told me about the Quenet Torrent team, specialists in complex operations. Dr. Torrent, from the first moment, told me they could operate. They operated and removed a large tumor mass. I spent a week in the ICU and a month on the ward. Every day he came morning and evening, no matter Saturday or Sunday. Never throw in the towel. I am happy to have found these professionals who gave me my life back. Thank you.
Many thanks for your attention. Dr. Torrent always attentive, involved and decisive. The reception staff very pleasant and always offering the best option. 100% RECOMMENDED. THANK YOU.
Dr. Torrent helped me make the best decision at a difficult moment. I think he is a great professional and a person capable of accompanying you and putting himself in another's shoes. Thank you for everything.
I have peritoneal carcinomatosis. Sending my diagnosis to every center, practically all agreed on palliative chemo with little survival time since I had very aggressive cell types. Until we reached Dr. Quenet, Dr. Torrent and their team. I can only confirm what their CV announces: they are far ahead of the rest. They saved my life, at surgery the harmful cells everyone diagnosed (and used to refuse to operate) were not there. This intervention has become the best investment of my life.
The best decision of my life was finding this excellent team of surgeons who saved my husband's life. At a prestigious international clinic in Madrid he was given up for lost with advanced peritoneal carcinomatosis from appendiceal cancer, and thanks to them, the best professionals in this field, he was operated on very successfully. A perfect recovery with no complications, because they were on top of his progress at all times. They have a great quality: from the start they were very honest and close. I can only be deeply grateful; we went to buy time and thanks to them my husband got his life back.
Dr. Torrent is a brilliant surgeon and a very easy-going and polite doctor. When talking with him you can easily grasp his qualities as a professional and human being: perseverance, innate curiosity and passion for learning, humility, honesty and empathy. Having surgery is always an intense experience, anxieties arise and one feels very vulnerable. All of that being said, as his ex-patient I can assure that throughout the process his care and professionalism were absolutely outstanding. I felt safe, supported by him, knowing I was in good hands. I will be forever grateful. Moltes gràcies Dr. Torrent!
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