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. 2013 Apr 4;108(8):1566–1570. doi: 10.1038/bjc.2013.140

Table 3. Surgery after neoadjuvant treatment.

Type of surgery by site, n (%)
Not performed
2 (5.1)
Primary tumour
3 (7.7)
 Left hemicolectomy 1 (2.6)
 Right hemicolectomy 1 (2.6)
 Anterior resection of rectum
1 (2.6)
Metastases
37 (94.9)
 Bi-segmentectomy 14 (35.9)
 Segmentectomy 7 (17.9)
 Left hepatectomy 5 (12.8)
 Right hepatectomy 2 (5.1)
 Enlarged right hepatectomy 2 (5.1)
 Wedge resection 1 (2.6)
 Other partial hepatic resections
6 (15.4)
Time from last bevacizumab, median (range), weeks
9 (6–15)
Time from last chemotherapy, median (range), weeks
6 (3–13)
Radiofrequency ablation associated, n (%)
8 (21.6)
Surgical outcome, n (%)
R0 33 (84.6)
R1 2 (5.1)
R2+ not operable
4 (10.3)
At least one surgery-related toxicity, n (%)
No 21 (56.8)
Yes
16 (43.2)
Surgery-related toxicity, n (%)
Biloma 12 (32.4)
Pleural effusion 3 (8.1)
Hepatic abscess 1 (2.7)
Fistula 1 (2.7)
Common bile duct injury 1 (2.7)
Pancreatitis 1 (2.7)
Wound dehiscence 1 (2.7)