Open AccessIsolated liver metastasis detected 11 years after the curative resection of rectal cancer: A case report
Author(s) -
Yoshikuni Yonenaga,
Shinji Yokoyama
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
world journal of clinical cases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.368
H-Index - 10
ISSN - 2307-8960
DOI - 10.12998/wjcc.v9.i29.8923
Subject(s) - medicine , colorectal cancer , metastasis , cancer , adenocarcinoma , cytokeratin , intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma , radiology , dissection (medical) , liver tumor , pathology , hepatocellular carcinoma , immunohistochemistry
The duration of surveillance after curative resection of colorectal cancer (CRC) is generally 5 years. The overall incidence of recurrence more than 5 years after surgery for CRC in Japan has been reported to be 0.6%. Moreover, it is rare for CRC to have metachronous liver metastasis more than 10 years after surgery. Here, we present a case of liver metastasis detected 11 years after the curative resection of rectal cancer.