BACKGROUND Liver represents the main organ subject to metastases from colorectal tumors. Resections of liver metastases from colorectal cancer have a well-considered therapeutic role underlined by survival of 5 years by approximately 50-60% of surgical cases as is deduced from an analysis of the most recent literature. The objective of surgery is to eradicate the metastases present and obtain a...

BACKGROUND Differentiated thyroid cancers (DTC) often form metastases in neck lymph nodes, lungs and bones. Other metastases--to the brain, kidneys, skin and liver are rare. Liver metastases of DTC occur in the terminal phase of the disease and predominantly do not accumulate radioiodine. Functional (accumulating radioiodine) metastases are very rare. MATERIAL AND METHODS In an 85 year old pa...

PURPOSE To demonstrate the hemodynamic features of liver metastases using quantitative color mapping of the arterial enhancement fraction (AEF) and to investigate the feasibility of using the AEF to predict the chemotherapy response. MATERIALS AND METHODS Seventy-two patients with liver metastases (metastasis group) and 18 cancer-matched patients without liver metastases (non-metastasis group...

A 54-year-old man was transferred with sigmoid colon cancer combined with multiple bilobar liver metastases. Nine metastases were in the left lobe and 5 metastases were in the right lobe. After low anterior resection, all 9 lesions in the left lobe were completely removed by wedge resections. Because the remnant liver volume after multiple wedge resection of the left lobe was not sufficient to ...

BACKGROUND The liver is a common site of metastases, followed by the bone and lung in breast cancer. The symptoms of hepatic metastases are similar to intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ICC). ICC is rare, with an overall incidence rate of 0.95 cases per 100,000 adults. The incidence of ICC for patients with breast cancer is very uncommon. Breast cancer patient with ICC is easily misdiagnosed as h...

Background: Histopathological Growth Patterns (HGPs) have prognostic and predictive value in patients with Colorectal Liver Metastases (CRLM). Patients desmoplastic HGP (dHGP) favourable Overall- Disease-Free Survival (OS DFS respectively). This study examined whether preoperative absence of Circulating Tumour Cells (CTCs) is associated dHGP.

BACKGROUND/AIMS There is no consensus for laparoscopy first in patients with rectal cancer and synchronous liver metastases, whose metastases are confined to the liver. This study aimed to evaluate its indications for one-stage surgery in laparoscopy. MATERIALS AND METHODS Eighteen patients with rectal cancer and synchronous liver metastases, who had undergone laparoscopic colorectal resectio...

BACKGROUND Liver metastases of gastric carcinoma are often the synonym of advanced neoplastic disease which has long justified the indication of palliative chemotherapy. However, inspired by the good results of the management of liver metastases of colorectal cancers,several surgeons have focused on the treatment of liver metastases of gastric carcinoma. The different therapeutic modalities use...

Abstract Contrast-enhanced multi-phasic MDCT is the most important liver imaging technique in many institutions, when a focal lesion suspected at ultrasound. Lesion characterization based on size, shape, contour, and assessment of contrast enhancement pattern. If shows peripheral nodular enhancement, with density enhancing portions similar to vascular pool, hemangioma can be confidently diagnos...

BACKGROUND The liver is the most common site for colorectal cancer (CRC) metastases. Their removal is a critical and challenging aspect of CRC treatment. We investigated the prognosis and risk factors of patients with CRC and liver metastases (CRCLM) who underwent simultaneous resections for both lesions. METHODS From January 2009 to August 2016, 102 patients with CRCLM received simultaneous ...