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Table 3 CRC recurrence and surgical resection of recurrent lesions

From: Prognostic significance of the number of tumors and aggressive surgical approach in colorectal cancer hepatic metastasis

Recurrent features

CRC recurrence†

Surgical resection*

Number of patients

168

61

Location of recurrence

  

Single anatomic site

  

 Abdominal wall

2 (1.0%)

2 (2.7%)

 Intraabdominal mass

16 (7.8%)

4 (5.4%)

 Liver

90 (43.7%)

53 (71.6%)

 Lung

29 (14.1%)

12 (16.2%)

 Brain

3 (1.4%)

2 (2.7%)

 Bone

3 (1.4%)

0 (0%)

Multiple anatomic sites

  

 Liver and lung

35 (17.0%)

1 (1.3%)

 Systemic spreading

28 (13.6%)

0 (0%)

Total

206 recurrences

74 surgical resections

  1. CRC, colorectal cancer; †percentages represent the ratio among total recurrences;
  2. *Percentages represent the ratio among total surgical resections.