Our experience in the surgical treatment of metastatic liver tumours

Introduction: Authors evaluate the experiences of liver resections because of metastatic liver tumors from 1994 to 2003. Patients, method: Within this period 226 patients were operated, the average age was 55 (17–81) years. Minor resection in 131 and major resection in 95 cases were performed. One metastatic tumor removed in 153, two in 39 and 3 or more metastatic tumor removed in 34 cases were done. The primary tumor was mostly in the colorectal region in 187 cases. In 39 cases the liver resection was because of non-colorectal metastatic tumor. The average size of the tumor was 5,7 (2–20)cm. In 31 cases anterio…