Results of surgical excision of one to 13 hepatic metastases in 98 consecutive patients.
Arch Surg
; 124(1): 46-8, 1989 Jan.
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| ID: mdl-2910246
ABSTRACT
Metastatic carcinoma to the liver is generally considered to be associated with a poor prognosis, with five-year survival of only 20% to 30% after resection of solitary lesions. Ninety-eight consecutive patients underwent the surgical removal of one to 13 metastatic lesions from the liver. A rising carcinoembryonic antigen level was considered an indication for reexploration. All gross tumor was removed in every patient; 66 had more than one metastasis. Survival was unexpectedly high 91 of 98 were alive at 12 months, 50 (70%) of 71 at 13 to 24 months, 23 (66%) of 36 at 25 to 36 months, 14 (74%) of 19 at 37 to 48 months, six (60%) of ten at 49 to 60 months, four (80%) of five at 61 to 72 months, and two (50%) of four 73 to 84 months after resection of multiple liver metastases. The procedure appears to be a safe and, in some patients, beneficial surgical technique for the removal of multiple hepatic metastases.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Neoplasias Hepáticas
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Arch Surg
Ano de publicação:
1989
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Article