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Synchronous Resection of Colorectal Primary Cancer and Liver Metastases

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Background

Patients with synchronous colorectal liver metastases are thought to have a less favorable prognosis than those with colorectal cancer alone. Surgical treatment options are controversial, be it synchronous resection or staged resection. This study compared the clinical, perioperative, disease-free survival (DFS), and overall survival (OS) results of patients undergoing synchronous resection versus staged resection.

Methods

An observational cohort study of 103 patients with synchronous colorectal liver metastases was performed. All data were collected prospectively. Clinical, perioperative, DFS, and OS results of patients undergoing synchronous resection (group I, n = 73) and staged resection (group II, n = 30) were compared.

Results

More patients in group I had poorly differentiated colorectal cancer, bilobar liver metastases, more than three liver metastases, ≤4 cm liver metastases, and shorter hospital stays than patients in group II. There were no significant statistically differences in DFS and OS between the two groups. The median DFS of groups I and II were 28 and 26 months, respectively (p = 0.585). The median OS of groups I and II were 37 and 36 months, respectively (p = 0.900).

Conclusions

Synchronous resection achieved DFSs and OSs similar to those seen after staged resection while avoiding a second major operation.

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The authors thank Jing Zhao, MD for maintaining the liver unit database.

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  1. Department of Surgery, University of New South Wales, St. George Hospital, Sydney, NSW, 2217, Australia

    Tristan D. Yan, Francis Chu, Denis W. King & David L. Morris

  2. School of Public Health and Community Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, 2217, Australia

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Yan, T.D., Chu, F., Black, D. et al. Synchronous Resection of Colorectal Primary Cancer and Liver Metastases. World J Surg 31, 1496–1501 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00268-007-9085-4

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