Multivisceral and standard resections in colorectal cancer.

Purpose: The current study was designed to identify prognostic factors for long-term survival in patients with advanced colorectal cancer in a consecutive cohort.

Methods: A total of 123 patients were operated because of T4 colorectal cancer between 1 January 2002 and 31 December 2008 in the Clinic of Surgery, UK-SH Campus Luebeck.

Results: A total of 78 patients underwent a multivisceral resection.

Sequential surgical resection of hepatic and pulmonary metastases from colorectal cancer.

Background: Resection of isolated hepatic or pulmonary metastases from colorectal cancer is widely accepted and associated with a 5-year survival rate of 25-40%. The value of aggressive surgical management in patients with both hepatic and pulmonary metastases still remains a controversial area.

Materials And Methods: A retrospective review of 1,497 patients with colorectal carcinoma (CRC) was analysed.