Metastasis of colon cancer to the liver suggests that it is advanced and difficult to achieve a radical cure. However, there are some differences in treatment outcomes depending on the channel through which liver metastases from colon cancer occur.
Some people can achieve a cure rate by time. For example, a two-year cure rate is a cure if you survive more than two years from detection to death.
Colon cancer in the right curvature of the colon can have direct implantation metastases to the liver, and in this case, even with metastases to the liver, it may be a relatively early detection. Some patients can be treated with surgery and postoperatively with chemotherapy and targeted therapy to achieve a more desirable treatment effect. The two-year cure rate is likely to be more than 30%, although the five-year cure rate is hardly more than 5%.
If the colon cancer is in another location, it can metastasize to the liver through the bloodstream, mostly with extensive intra-abdominal metastases. This type, which is difficult to treat surgically, can be treated with interventional therapy, chemotherapy, targeted therapy, etc. Relying solely on these treatments, the prognosis is poor and survival time is not more than six months.