The repeated hepatectomy for frequent recurrence of hepatic metastasis from gastrointestinal stromal tumor of the stomach.

Although in recent years hepatic resection has total of six liver resections. The liver resections combecome a safe procedure, there are few data on prised four R0, one R1 and one R2 resection. To our repeat liver resection for hepatic metastases from knowledge, six times for liver resection performed on gastrointestinal stromal tumor. A 60-year-old one patient is a maximum. This patient survised 48 Japanese man underwent partial gastrectomy and months after the first surgery. Despite frequent extended right hepatectomy for gastrointestinal stro- recurrence of hepatic metastasis from gastrointestimal tumor of the stomach with liver metastasis. nal stromal tumor, repeated hepatectomy provides a However, liver metastasis recurred at the interval of survival benefit if complete removal of all tumorous less than 1 year. Therefore, the patient underwent a masses appears possible.