Case Control Study
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2016.
World J Gastroenterol. Jul 21, 2016; 22(27): 6246-6256
Published online Jul 21, 2016. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v22.i27.6246
Table 3 Dissemination in 80 hepatocellular carcinoma autopsy cases
Metastasis featuren (%)
Large vein invasion12 (15.0)
Extrahepatic metastases30 (37.5)
Extrahepatic metastases sites, cases by site
Lungs21 (26.3)
Lymph node6 (7.5)
Adrenal, bone, spleen, diaphragm, peritoneum2 (2.5)
Small bowel, bladder, colon, pancreas, pituitaries, thyroid, pleura1 (1.3)