Percutaneous ablation of post-surgical solitary early recurrence of colorectal liver metastases is an effective “test-of-time” approach

Standard treatment of early recurrence of colorectal liver metastases (CLM) after liver resection (LR) is chemotherapy followed by loco-regional therapy. We reviewed the outcome of a different strategy (“test-of-time” approach): upfront percutaneous ablation without chemotherapy. Twenty-six consecutive patients with early solitary liver-only recurrence amenable to both resection and ablation (< 30 mm, distant from vessels) undergone...