Retrospective Study
Copyright ©2014 Baishideng Publishing Group Inc.
World J Gastroenterol. Aug 28, 2014; 20(32): 11333-11339
Published online Aug 28, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i32.11333
Table 1 Patient data before orthotopic liver transplantations
PatientAST (U/L)ALT (U/L)Bilirubin (mg/dL)Albumin (g/dL)GGTP (U/L)ALP (U/L)Creatinine (mg/dL)Urea (mg/dL)Fibrinogen (mg/dL)PLT (103/μL)INRCEA (ng/mL)CA 19.9 (IU/mL)AFP (ng/mL)
1361121.364.20606NA0.8848.0NA314NANANANA
227360.643.901782060.7017.85392911.110.982.734.48
31551410.503.404391850.7635.8368249NA1.492.002.01
419200.764.7035810.6319.02361500.960.87.701.6
513240.714.6028740.9947.02502031.0110.701.3
6961211.334.4013470.7520.04122071.101.222.901.5
756860.673.292973310.6924.03321991.010.818.801.9
824280.694.0319790.7325.0468421.0214.501.1
926300.854.1478870.8925.03561001.105.912.303.1
1033320.613.503213290.9837.45932900.930.7125.802.2
Table 2 Patient symptoms
PatientSymptoms
1NA
2NA
3NA
4Abdominal pain or discomfort; fatigue
5None
6NA
7Abdominal pain or discomfort
8NA
9Abdominal pain or discomfort; fatigue; weight loss; hepatomegaly; dyspnea
10Abdominal pain or discomfort
Table 3 Histopathological and immunological characteristics of the tumors
PatientLymph node metastasesLesions (n)max diameterCarcinoma cells microembolismsCD31CD34Factor VIIICK7MiBPCNAHepCK19
1+Multi focal 60 mm++++--+-NA
2-Multi focal 180 mmNANA++-NANA-NA
3+Multi focal 55 mm+NA+NA-NANA--
4NA6 tumors 27 mmNA++NANANANANANA
5-9 tumors 30 mmNA+++/--NANA-NA
6NA2 tumors 30 mmNANA++NANANANANA
7-Multi focal 70 mmNA++NANANANA--
8-Multi focal 30 mmNANA+NANANANANANA
9NAMulti focal 40 mmNA+++NANANA--
10-Multi focal 20 mmNA+++NANANANA-
Table 4 Hepatic epithelioid hemangioendothelioma treatment results summary
Ref.Year (analyzed period)SourcePatientsSurvival percentage
OLTxLiver resectionChemio radio therapyTACENo treatmentAll
Recent report2013 (1989-2013)Single center103-yr87.5%-----
Rodrigue et al[25]2008UNOS1101-yr80%-----
3-yr68%
5-yr64%
Lerut et al[24]2007ELTR591-yr93%-----
5-yr83%
10-yr72%
Mehrabi et al[22]2006 (1984-2005)Meta-analysis2861-yr96%100%72%-40%83.4%
3-yr80%87%49%12%55.8%
5-yr54.5%75%30%4.5%41.1%
Wang et al[26]2012 (2004-2011)Single center333-yr-74.1%-81.6%-73.3%
Grotz et al[27]2010 (1984-2007)Single center301-yr91%100%57%-57%-
3-yr73%86%43%43%
5-yr73%86%29%29%
10-yr42.2%86%--
Nudo et al[28]2008 (1991-2005)Multi center115-yr82%-----