PMID: 11911311Mar 26, 2002Paper

Hepatectomy for metastases from non-colorectal and non-neuroendocrine tumor

Anticancer Research
H YamadaT Morikawa

Abstract

The role of hepatectomy for metastases from non-colorectal (NCR) and non-neuroendocrine (NNE) tumors has not been defined. We analyzed several factors of the primary tumor and liver metastases to clarify the prognostic determinants. From 1990 to 1995, 33 patients underwent hepatectomy for metastases from NCR and NNE tumors. The primary tumors were gastric cancer in 9, biliary cancer in 7, pancreatic cancer in 6, breast cancer in 4 and miscellaneous tumor in 7 patients. The overall 5-year survival after hepatectomy was 12.1%. Morbidity and mortality rates were 21.2% and 9.1%, respectively. The liver metastases from breast cancer, unilateral liver metastases and curative resection of liver metastases were prognostic factors in univariate analysis. Resection of liver metastases from NCR and NNE tumors may offer prolonged survival for selected patients.

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