Does portal vein anatomy influence intrahepatic distribution of metastases from colorectal cancer?

ABSTRACT:

Background

Other than location of the primary colorectal cancer (CRC), a few factors are known to influence the intrahepatic distribution of colorectal cancer liver metastases (CRLM). We aimed to assess whether the anatomy of the portal vein (PV) could influence the intrahepatic distribution of CRLM.

Patients and methods

Patients with CRLM diagnosed between January 2018 and December 2022 at two tertiary centers were included and imaging was reviewed by two radiologists independently. Intra-operator concordance was assessed according to the intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC). The influence of the diameter, angulation of the PV branches and their variations on the number and distribution of CRLM were compared using Mann-Whitney, Kruskal-Wallis, Pearson's Chi-square and S

SUBMITTER: Tribolet A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11406940 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature