Original Article
Copyright ©2011 Baishideng Publishing Group Co.
World J Gastroenterol. Mar 14, 2011; 17(10): 1267-1275
Published online Mar 14, 2011. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i10.1267
Table 1 Patient and tumor criteria (n)
Total number39
Age (yr)Range: 45-79, mean: 66.4, SD: 7
Gender (M:F)33:6
Underlying liver pathology
Hepatitis C virus17
Hepatitis B virus5
Alcoholic cirrhosis7
Toxic cirrhosis2
Cryptogenic cirrhosis8
Child-Pugh Score
Child A27
Child B12
Tumor number
Solitary20
Multiple19
2 lesions6
3 lesions3
4 lesions1
> 5 lesions9
Tumor margin definition
Well defined margin20
Ill defined margin19
Portal vein thrombosis19
Main (partial thrombosis)3
Main lobar branch10
Segmental branch6
A-P shunt7