Professional paper

Colorectal carcinoma - case study of patient with liver metastases

Željko Raspović ; Opća bolnica Zadar, Odjel za radioterapiju i nuklearnu medicinu
Vesna Telesmanić-Dobrić ; Opća bolnica Zadar, Odjel za radioterapiju i nuklearnu medicinu
Slavica Zubčić ; Opća bolnica Zadar, Odjel za radioterapiju i nuklearnu medicinu
Sara Bilić ; Opća bolnica Zadar, Odjel za radioterapiju i nuklearnu medicinu

Abstract

The liver is the most frequent center of metastases of colorectal carcinoma. In most cases, upon diagnosing metastases, numerous secondary deposits are detected at the beginning within the liver
parenchyme and these cannot be operated.
This article shows a rare case of achieving long-term follow up of the disease with patients having surgery due to colorectal carcinoma stage IIIB where liver metastases developed post-operatively on two
occasions. On both occasions, the metastases were surgically removed (metastasectomy) and later postoperative
chemoimmunotherapy was performed.
A combination of surgical treatment (metastasectomy) and post-operative chemoimmunotherapy represents the most efficient manner of treatment in patients with primary resectable liver metastases. The result is a long-term remision of the disease.

Keywords

colorectal carcinoma; liver metastases; post-operative metastasectomy; chemoimmunotherapy

Hrčak ID:

107300

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/107300

Publication date:

11.9.2013.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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