Survival after Liver Metastasectomy in Colorectal Cancer Cases in Turkey

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third most common diagnosed malignancy in the world and is the second leading cause of cancer death in developed countries (Rebecca et al., 2012). Colorectal cancer is the fourth leading cause of cancer and cancer related deaths among both men and women in Turkey. Distant metastasis is the main cause of death in CRC patients. The liver is the most frequent (approximately 33%) metastatic site (Van Cutsem et al., 2006; Cui et al., 2013). Colorectal liver metastases (CLM) are present in 15% to 25% of cases at the time of diagnosis of the primary tumor (synchronous metastases), and approximately half of the patients undergoing radical resection of CRC will develop metastatic disease