Original Article
Copyright ©2009 Baishideng.
World J Hepatol. Oct 31, 2009; 1(1): 90-97
Published online Oct 31, 2009. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v1.i1.90
Table 1 Patients' features
Clinical characteristicsData
Mean age (yr)51.6 (range 27-81 yr)
Gender
Males21
Females4
Prior therapy
TACE6
Liver resection9
TACE after surgery8
TACE + RFA or PEI2
Unexplained AFP increase after treatment14
Mean time from treatment to recurrence11.5 mo
Mean time after treatment to PET/CT exam10 d - 12 yr; mean 13 mo
Mean follow up time after PET/CT exam3 mo - 21 mo; mean 12 mo
Table 2 Characteristics of recurrent HCC in 17 true positive patients
Characteristicsn
Intrahepatic recurrence8
Intrahepatic recurrence and extrahepatic metastases5
Extrahepatic metastases without intrahepatic recurrence4
Single intrahepatic recurrence7
Multiple intrahepatic recurrence8
Lung4
Bone1
Omentum and mesentery3
Retroperitoneal lymph nodes2
Adrenal1