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World J Gastroenterol. Feb 7, 2015; 21(5): 1554-1566
Published online Feb 7, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i5.1554
Published online Feb 7, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i5.1554
Table 1 Comparison of baseline characteristics of 382 hepatocellular carcinoma patients in the difficult group and 88 hepatocellular carcinoma patients in the control group n (%)
| Characteristic | Difficult group(n = 382) | Control group(n = 88) | P value |
| Sex | |||
| Male | 331 (86.6) | 74 (84.1) | 0.531 |
| Female | 51 (13.4) | 14 (15.9) | |
| Age (yr) | 55.3 ± 10.1 | 57.4 ± 11.8 | 0.652 |
| Liver cirrhosis | 369 (96.6) | 84 (95.5) | 0.605 |
| Child-Pugh class | |||
| Class A | 235 (61.5) | 62 (70.5) | 0.117 |
| Class B | 147 (38.5) | 26 (29.5) | |
| Maximum diameter | 3.4 ± 1.2 | 3.1 ± 1.1 | 0.071 |
| > 3 cm | 204 (53.4) | 43 (48.9) | |
| > 5 cm | 40 (10.5) | 5 (5.7) | |
| Tumor number | 1.4 ± 0.6 | 1.3 ± 0.9 | 0.128 |
| Elevated AFP | 172 (45.0) | 38 (43.2) | 0.754 |
| Previous TACE | 95 (24.9) | 18 (20.5) | 0.382 |
| Previous hepatectomy | 58 (15.2) | 11 (12.5) | 0.521 |
- Citation: Yang W, Yan K, Wu GX, Wu W, Fu Y, Lee JC, Zhang ZY, Wang S, Chen MH. Radiofrequency ablation of hepatocellular carcinoma in difficult locations: Strategies and long-term outcomes. World J Gastroenterol 2015; 21(5): 1554-1566
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v21/i5/1554.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v21.i5.1554