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World J Gastroenterol. Mar 7, 2009; 15(9): 1134-1137
Published online Mar 7, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.1134
Published online Mar 7, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.1134
Table 1 Characteristics of patients with HCC invading the GI tract (n = 30)
| Characteristics | Data |
| Sex | |
| Male | 29 |
| Female | 1 |
| Age (yr) | |
| Mean | 65.0 (32-73) |
| Clinical manifestations | |
| Melena | 18 |
| Hematemesis | 6 |
| Epigastric pain | 4 |
| Nausea/vomiting | 4 |
| Abdominal mass | 1 |
| Positive FOBT | 6 |
| Organs involved | |
| Duodenum | 12 |
| Stomach | 9 |
| Colon | 7 |
| Duodenum and colon | 1 |
| Stomach and pancreas | 1 |
| Size of tumor (cm) | |
| Mean | 13.7 |
| Range | 4-22 |
| Esophageal varices | |
| Present | 6 |
| Absent | 15 |
| Unknown | 9 |
| Etiology | |
| HBV | 9 |
| HCV | 6 |
| Alcoholic | 6 |
| Unknown | 9 |
| Treatment | |
| Surgical therapy | |
| Curative surgery | 8 |
| Palliative surgery | 1 |
| Nonsurgical therapy | 11 |
| Supportive therapy | 10 |
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Citation: Korkolis DP, Aggeli C, Plataniotis GD, Gontikakis E, Zerbinis H, Papantoniou N, Xinopoulos D, Apostolikas N, Vassilopoulos PP. Successful
en bloc resection of primary hepatocellular carcinoma directly invading the stomach and pancreas. World J Gastroenterol 2009; 15(9): 1134-1137 - URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v15/i9/1134.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.15.1134