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

Abstract

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.

Keywords

• colorectal liver metastases
• portal vein anatomy
• liver topography
• portal variations
• portal flow