Improved Surgical Management of Colorectal Liver Metastases: A population-based retrospective analysis of 5773 cases in Southern Germany

Background: Purpose of this study was to analyze the development of the surgical management of colorectal liver metastases (CLM) over a period of 10 years as well as the long-term clinical outcome of patients with CLM using data from a regional German tumour registry. Methods: Retrospective analysis of 5773 patients diagnosed with colorectal adenocarcinoma between 2002 and 2007 in Southern Germany. Observation was continued until 2012. Results: In total, 1355 patients (23.5%) had or developed CLM. Hepatic resection for CLM was performed in 357 patients (26.3% of CLM patients; 6.2% of all patients). Patients with…