Chemotherapy treatment led to remission until August 2006, when she underwent surgery to remove liver metastases.

An estimated 50% of CRC patients will show liver metastases.

Patients with rectal cancer who would be candidates for resection of liver metastases.

Intra-arterial chemotherapy has been useful for a number of patients with liver metastases.

The remaining patients (20%) had advanced disease, usually with liver metastases - that is, stage D, at the time of their initial surgery.

Both occur particularly with liver metastasis, and either symptom may be the first manifestation of the disease.

In 2005 he was operated on again, this time on liver metastasis.

Typically, pain from liver metastases responds to chemotherapy and analgesia.

Primary resection of liver metastasis is not recommended.