title: [Long-term follow-up results of eleven cases after resection of hepatic metastases from colorectal cancer].
abstract: Eleven patients with hepatic metastases from colorectal cancer survived more than 5 years after the resection were reviewed. There were 3 (27.3%) disease-free survivors, the longest survival period was 7 years and 2 months. Compared with 41 survivors of less than 5-year duration after resection, it was shown that close follow-up after resection of the primary cancer, detecting early subclinical hepatic metastases, preoperative lower level of CEA, tumor less or equal to 5 cm in size, single metastatic nodule and radical resection were important factors influening long-term survival (P < 0.05). It is of the opinion that early diagnosis, early resection and re-resection after detecting subclinical local recurrence and metastases play important role in improving long-term response.
authors.affiliation: Zhong Shan Hospital, Shanghai Medical University.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Cai
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Ma
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003082:Colectomy; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006498:Hepatectomy; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D012007:Rectum / Q000601:surgery*; D012086:Reoperation; D015996:Survival Rate