Current state of surgical treatment of liver metastases from colorectal cancer

Table 2 Survival after repeat liver resection for recurrent colorectal liver metastases

Author	Yr	Patients (n)	5-year survival
Petrowsky et al[87]	2002	126	34%a
Thelen et al[88]	2007	94	38%a
Brachet et al[89]	2009	62	40%b
de Jong et al[91]	2009	246	32.6%c
Mise et al[92]	2010	60	39%d
		21	37%e
		9	20%f

^aFrom time of second liver resection;

^bFrom time of first liver resection;

^cFrom time of second “curative intent surgery” (hepatic resection and RFA included);

^dFrom time of repeated resection for isolated hepatic recurrence;

^eFrom time of repeated resection for isolated pulmonary recurrence;

^fFrom time of repeated resection for hepatic + pulmonary recurrence.