title: A resected case of liver metastasis from colon cancer that occurred 13 years after a colectomy.
abstract: A 73-year-old man, who underwent a potentially curative resection of cancer of the descending colon 13 years before, was found to have a well-defined hepatic tumor on ultrasonography. A lateral segmentectomy was performed for a solitary hepatic tumor. Histopathological examination of the tumor indicated well differentiated adenocarcinoma compatible with the metastasis from the previous descending colon cancer. There have been no signs of recurrence for 5 years after the hepatic resection. This case suggests that distant metastasis from colorectal could be found several years after operation like in this case, and consequently long-term and strict follow-up is required after curative resection of the primary lesion.
authors.affiliation: Department of Digestive and General Surgery, Shimane University School of Medicine, Izumo 693-8501, Japan. mineyama@aol.com
authors.forename: Minekazu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yamaguchi
authors.forename: Akira
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yamanoi
authors.forename: Masahiko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Igarashi
authors.forename: Haruki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Obmori
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yoshimura
authors.forename: Tsuneo
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tanaka
authors.forename: Naofumi
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Nagasue
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D000368:Aged; D002272:Carcinoembryonic Antigen / Q000097:blood; D003082:Colectomy; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D006498:Hepatectomy; D006499:Hepatic Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D013997:Time Factors; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D002272:Carcinoembryonic Antigen