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World J Gastroenterol. Apr 7, 2008; 14(13): 1997-2002
Published online Apr 7, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.1997
Published online Apr 7, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.1997
Probability of survival (%) | ||||||
Factor | n | 3-yr | 5-yr | 7-yr | 10-yr | P value |
Sex | 0.595 | |||||
Male | 23 | 73.7 | 59.5 | 29.7 | 11.1 | |
Female | 8 | 62.5 | 33.3 | 0 | 0.0 | |
Age (yr) | 0.475 | |||||
≤ 65 | 18 | 77.4 | 59.5 | 29.8 | 9.9 | |
> 65 | 13 | 61.5 | 35.9 | 23.9 | 0.0 | |
Cause of cirrhosis | ||||||
HCV | 29 | 72.2 | 46.2 | 23.1 | 15.4 | |
Non-HCV | 2 | - | - | - | - | |
Liver dysfunction | 0.025 | |||||
Child-Pugh A | 17 | 76.0 | 76.0 | 42.2 | 15.8 | |
Child-Pugh B | 14 | 64.3 | 17.1 | 8.6 | 0.0 | |
AFP level (&mgr;g/L) | 0.139 | |||||
≤ 20 | 15 | 79.4 | 56.9 | 42.6 | 21.3 | |
> 20 | 16 | 62.5 | 37.5 | 18.7 | 0.0 | |
Tumor multiplicity | 0.751 | |||||
Uninodular | 21 | 75.9 | 50.6 | 36.1 | 13.5 | |
Multinodular | 10 | 60.0 | 37.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | |
Tumor diameter (mm) | 0.336 | |||||
≤ 10 | 12 | 74.1 | 64.8 | 32.4 | 21.6 | |
11-15 | 19 | 68.4 | 40.9 | 24.6 | 12.2 | |
Histological characteristics | 0.119 | |||||
Well-differentiated | 18 | 83.3 | 58.0 | 33.2 | 22.1 | |
Well to moderately differentiated | 13 | 61.5 | 38.5 | 19.2 | 0.0 | |
Arterial blood flow | 0.269 | |||||
Positive | 9 | 64.8 | 38.9 | 38.9 | 38.9 | |
Negative | 13 | 61.5 | 30.8 | 10.2 | 0.0 | |
Portal blood flow | 0.458 | |||||
Positive | 12 | 58.3 | 33.3 | 16.7 | 0.0 | |
Negative | 9 | 64.8 | 38.9 | 38.9 | 0.0 |
- Citation: Taniguchi M, Kim SR, Imoto S, Ikawa H, Ando K, Mita K, Fuki S, Sasase N, Matsuoka T, Kudo M, Hayashi Y. Long-term outcome of percutaneous ethanol injection therapy for minimum-sized hepatocellular carcinoma. World J Gastroenterol 2008; 14(13): 1997-2002
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v14/i13/1997.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.14.1997