Survival of patients with liver metastases from colon cancer is related to the patient’s treatment, and the type of histology. The five-year survival rate for patients with this disease is about 30% with radical resection and 8% with palliative care.
Five-year survival rate is commonly used in clinical practice to assess the survival of patients with tumors. According to TMN staging, the 5-year survival rate is more than 90% for stage I patients and 70% for stage II-III patients. The staging of this patient with liver metastasis from colon cancer belongs to stage IV, and the five-year survival rate is about 30% if radical resection is performed and 8% if palliative treatment is performed.
The histologic types of colon cancer are adenocarcinoma (tubular adenocarcinoma, papillary adenocarcinoma, mucinous adenocarcinoma, and impression cell carcinoma), adenosquamous carcinoma, and undifferentiated carcinoma. Among them, mucinous adenocarcinoma, impression cell carcinoma, and undifferentiated carcinoma are more malignant, and the prognosis of patients is relatively poor.
As there are no special symptoms in the early stage of colon cancer, it is easy to be neglected. Therefore, the principle of early detection, early diagnosis and early treatment should be grasped. It is suggested that patients should keep a positive mindset, follow the doctor’s instructions and actively cooperate with the treatment.