Abstract:A 58-year-old man who underwent a potentially curative resection of cancer of the sigmoid colon at another hospital was subsequently followed up at our hospital. A lateral segmentectomy was performed for a solitary hepatic metastasis, and partial resection of right S1 was later carried out for a pulmonary metastasis. Another pulmonary metastasis was found 6 years after his third operation and to minimize the area to be resected, bronchial arterial infusion chemotherapy was performed twice. A 51% reduction in t… Show more
An aggressive surgical approach should be undertaken for CRC metastases. An exclusive transthoracic approach is feasible for combined lung and subdiaphragmatic liver metastasectomy in selected cases with previous abdominal surgery.
An aggressive surgical approach should be undertaken for CRC metastases. An exclusive transthoracic approach is feasible for combined lung and subdiaphragmatic liver metastasectomy in selected cases with previous abdominal surgery.
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