Liver Cancer
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World J Gastroenterol. Jan 7, 2006; 12(1): 48-53
Published online Jan 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i1.48
Table 2 Profile of 91 extremely elderly patients and 234 non-erlderly patients with hepatocellular carcinoma
Extremely elderlyNon-elderlyP-value
(80 yr or more)(50-60 yr old)
Sex (M/F)43/48186/48P < 0.001
Mean age (range)82.3 ± 2.7 (80-94)55.3 ± 2.9 (50-59)P < 0.001
HBsAg (+/-)3/8836/198P < 0.001
HCV (+/-)67/24182/52NS
non B, nonC/B or C21/7016/218P < 0.001
Diameter of HCC (mm)39.5± 24.336.8± 27.0NS
Number of HCC (1/2 or more)47/44110/124NS
Child-Pugh grading (A/B/C/uk)62/22/3/4144/67/18/6NS
Stage (I/II/III/IVA/IVB/uk)11/37/25/11/3/444/85/53/36/10/5NS
Portal thrombus (-/+)77/14189/45NS
Ascites (-/+)69/22191/43NS
T-Bil (μmol/L)1.23 ± 1.291.5± 1.82NS
Alb (g/dL)3.55 ± 0.533.58 ± 0.6NS
PT(%)83.3 ± 15.973.6 ± 18.4P < 0.001
Plt (x104/μL)13.5 ± 7.710.7 ± 5.8P < 0.001
ICGR15(%)22.6 ± 11.831.5 ± 18.7P < 0.001
AFP (-/+/uk)33/53/575/150/9NS
PIVKA II (-/+/uk)35/51/5116/109/9NS

  • Citation: Tsukioka G, Kakizaki S, Sohara N, Sato K, Takagi H, Arai H, Abe T, Toyoda M, Katakai K, Kojima A, Yamazaki Y, Otsuka T, Matsuzaki Y, Makita F, Kanda D, Horiuchi K, Hamada T, Kaneko M, Suzuki H, Mori M. Hepatocellular carcinoma in extremely elderly patients: An analysis of clinical characteristics, prognosis and patient survival. World J Gastroenterol 2006; 12(1): 48-53
  • URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v12/i1/48.htm
  • DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v12.i1.48