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. 2012 Jun;14(6):409–413. doi: 10.1111/j.1477-2574.2012.00467.x

Table 4.

Responses to the item: In which of the following scenarios would you perform a hepatic resection in combination with resection of extrahepatic disease at the same time or at a subsequent operation (assume a disease-free interval of >12 months from the primary operation and an asymptomatic patient) (n= 22 respondents)

Answer option n (%)
Lung metastases

 • Single lung metastasis 21 (95.5%)

 • Multiple lung metastases involving a single lobe 18 (81.8%)

 • Multiple lung metastases involving two lobes 10 (45.5%)

Portal lymph node metastases

 • Node picking 6 (27.3%)

 • Hilar lymphadenectomy 6 (27.3%)

Retroperitoneal metastases

 • Solitary retroperitoneal lymph node 12 (54.5%)

 • Multiple retroperitoneal lymph nodes 0

Mesenteric metastases

 • Solitary metastasis within mesentery of resected colonic primary 17 (77.3%)

 • Multiple nodal metastases within mesentery of resected colonic primary 3 (13.6%)