title: Long-term disease-free survival after surgical resection for multiple bone metastases from rectal cancer.
abstract: Bone metastasis of primary colorectal cancer is uncommon. When it occurs, it is usually a late manifestation of disease and is indicative of poor prognosis. We describe a patient with multiple metachronous bone metastases from lower rectal cancer who was successfully treated with multimodal treatment including surgical resections and has shown 32 mo disease-free survival. Surgical resection of metastatic bone lesion(s) from colorectal cancer may be a good treatment option in selected patients.
authors.affiliation: Seok Jin Choi, Jong Hun Kim, Min Ro Lee, Chang Ho Lee, Department of Surgery, Chonbuk National University Medical School, Jeonju 561-180, South Korea.
authors.forename: Seok Jin
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: Jong Hun
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Min Ro
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Chang Ho
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Ja Hong
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Kuh
authors.forename: Jung Ryul
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Kim