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World J Gastroenterol. Mar 14, 2013; 19(10): 1625-1631
Published online Mar 14, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i10.1625
Published online Mar 14, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i10.1625
Table 2 Detailed tumor characteristics of liver-transplanted hepatocellular carcinoma patients in the continuous autotransfusion system and non-continuous autotransfusion system groups n (%)
Tumor characteristics | CATS group (n = 24) | Non-CATS group (n = 59) | P value |
Tumor count | |||
< 10 | 17 (70.8) | 47 (79.6) | 0.4 |
> 10 | 7 (29.2) | 12 (20.3) | |
Mean tumor size, cm | 5.8 ± 0.9 | 5.2 ± 0.5 | 0.7 |
Milan criteria | |||
Within | 8 (33.3) | 22 (37.3) | 0.7 |
Beyond | 16 (66.6) | 37 (62.7) | |
UCSF criteria | |||
Within | 9 (37.5) | 29 (49.2) | 0.3 |
Beyond | 15 (62.5) | 30 (50.8) | |
AFP levels | |||
< 200 | 17 (70.8) | 43 (73) | 0.7 |
> 200 | 7 (29.2) | 16 (27) | |
Tumor differentiation | |||
Good | 12 (50.0) | 24 (41.0) | 0.6 |
Average | 9 (37.5) | 23 (39.0) | |
Poor | 3 (12.5) | 12 (20.0) | |
Macrovascular invasion | |||
Present | 2 (8.4) | 3 (5.0) | 0.6 |
Absent | 22 (91.6) | 56 (95.0) | |
HCC recurrence | |||
Present | 7 (29.2) | 15 (25.4) | 0.7 |
Absent | 17 (70.8) | 44 (74.6) | |
Recurrence and/or metastasis | |||
Hepatic | 2 | 3 | 0.8 |
Extrahepatic | 1 | 2 | |
Both | 4 | 10 | |
Recurrence site | |||
Liver | 2 | 3 | |
Lung | 0 | 2 | |
Liver + bone | 1 | 0 | |
Liver + lung | 1 | 1 | |
Liver + stomach | 1 | 0 | |
Liver + bone + lung | 1 | 0 | |
Lung + surrenal gland | 1 | 0 | |
Liver + surrenal gland | 0 | 4 | |
Liver + surrenal gland + lung | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Liver + esophagus | 0 | 1 | |
Liver + lung + brain | 0 | 1 | |
Liver + surrenal gland + peritoneum | 0 | 1 |
- Citation: Akbulut S, Kayaalp C, Yilmaz M, Ince V, Ozgor D, Karabulut K, Eris C, Toprak HI, Aydin C, Yilmaz S. Effect of autotransfusion system on tumor recurrence and survival in hepatocellular carcinoma patients. World J Gastroenterol 2013; 19(10): 1625-1631
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v19/i10/1625.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v19.i10.1625