Incidence of recurrence after hepatic resection and prophylactic hepatic arterial infusion chemotherapy for liver metastases from colon cancer

We studied recurrence after hepatic resection and prophylactic hepatic arterial infusion chemotherapy for liver metastases from colon cancer, retrospectively. Eighty-six patients underwent curative hepatic resection for liver metastases, and 41 of them received arterial infusion chemotherapy. Eight patients (20%) developed only remnant liver metastases, 6 patients (15%) had hepatic and extrahepatic recurrences, and 10 patients (24%) developed only extrahepatic recurrences. Regional therapy including hepatic resection for residual liver metastases should be indicated for recurrences after hepatic arterial infusion chemotherapy.