[Repeated resection of liver in primary and metastatic cancer]

164 operations for malignant tumors of the liver were performed in Cancer Research Center. 14 patients underwent repeated resections of the liver, 5 of them due to primary cancer of the liver and 9--with metastatic liver disease. Recurrence was revealed in 6 from 14 patients (42.8%), within a year after resection, in 4 (28.6%)--during two year after the first resection of the liver. In the rest 4 patients (28.6%) recurrence was revealed after two and more years. The indications for repeated resections were: recurrent cancer in the liver which should be localized, with absence of extrahepatic metastasis, good functional condition of the liver and absence of concomitant diseases. Repeated resections of the liver are technically more complicated due to the following causes: functional condition of the liver is rather deteriorated, especially after previous extended resections; anatomical interrelations are disturbed, there are intensive adhesions. There were no lethal outcomes after repeated resections of the liver. 3 years survival of operated patients was higher (60%) than in patients who underwent resection of the liver once, both in a primary cancer of the liver (46.8%) and in metastatic cancer (40%).