Primary tumour location affects survival after resection of colorectal liver metastases: A two-institutional cohort study with international validation, systematic meta-analysis and a clinical risk score.
Elisabeth GasserEva BraunwarthMarina RiedmannBenno CardiniNikolaus FadingerJaroslav PreslEckhard KlieserPhilipp EllmererAurélien DupréKatsunori ImaiHassan MalikHideo BabaHanno UlmerStefan SchneebergerDietmar ÖfnerAdam DinnewitzerStefan StättnerFlorian PrimavesiPublished in: PloS one (2019)
Patients with liver metastases from right-sided CRC experience worse survival after hepatic resection. Sidedness is a simple yet effective factor to predict outcome.