Value of third metastasectomy of colorectal adenocarcinoma

ABSTRACT

62 year-old woman with a tumour in sigmoid colon invading left ovary and metastases in both hepatic lobes. Posterior pelvic exanteration and metastasectomy of left hepatic lesions were performed in the first surgery, right hepatectomy in the second one and metastasectomy of 2 new metastases in the third one. A new metastases in remanent portal pediculum was considered non-operable. The patient died 29 months after first surgery (AU)