AimIn this study, we present our patients with metachronous colorectal cancer.Patients and methodsIn the period between 1990 and 2009, 670 patients with colorectal cancer were treated.ResultsMetachronous cancer was developed in 4 (0.6%) patients. The time interval between index and metachronous cancer was 28 months to 22 years (mean 146 months).ConclusionMetachronous colorectal cancer is a potential risk that proves the necessity of postoperative colonoscopic control of all patients with colorectal cancer. |