Audrey Taylor: Giant Abdominal Tumor and Ex Vivo Liver Resection
Audrey's football-sized abdominal tumor leads to a high-risk operation that removes her liver temporarily to clear tumor.
In Plain English
Audrey is deciding whether the chance at more time is worth risking the one milestone she wants to reach.
What Happened in the Episode
The episode supports prior chemotherapy, brachytherapy, external radiation, football-sized abdominal tumor, surgical-planning dispute, ex vivo liver tumor removal, successful surgery, and stable awakening.
Clinical Concept
High-risk abdominal tumor resection with ex vivo liver work
What ER Teams Would Evaluate
A real team would confirm cancer type, staging, imaging, liver and vascular involvement, operative risk, goals of care, consent, and post-op plan.
Treatment and Management Overview
Episode-supported treatment includes chemotherapy, brachytherapy, external radiation, tumor resection, and ex vivo liver tumor clearance.
What TV Gets Right
The episode frames surgical planning as both technical and goal-driven.
What TV Compresses
It compresses pathology, staging, vascular reconstruction, consent, ICU recovery, and oncology follow-up.
Sources and Further Reading
- iDRief catalog page
- Grey's Anatomy Universe Wiki - Push
- Push transcript
- Grey's Anatomy Universe Wiki - PushEPISODE
Supports: Supports Audrey's cancer case and surgery.
- Push transcriptEPISODE
Supports: Supports Audrey scene context.
- NCI - Surgery to Treat CancerTIER 2
Supports: Supports cancer surgery context.
- NCI - Radiation Therapy to Treat CancerTIER 2
Supports: Supports radiation therapy context.
- iDRief catalog pageEPISODE
Supports: Supports episode-level evidence for this curated case.