Rapid progression of hepatocellular carcinoma after Radiofrequency Ablation

Table 1 Characteristics of 87 cirrhotic HCC patients treated with RFA

Characteristic	n	(%)
Gender
Male	71	81.6
Female	16	18.4
Ethiology of cirrhosis
HCV related	46	52.9
HBV related	11	12.6
HBV+HCV	3	3.4
Alcoholic	24	27.7
Other causes	3	3.4
Child-Pugh classification
A	48	55.2
B	39	44.8
C	0	0
CLIP score
0	25	28.7
1	42	48.3
2	19	21.8
4	1	1.2
Number of lesions
Single	53	60.9
Multiple	34	39.1
Morphology of HCC
Infiltrating	18	17.3
Noninfiltrating	86	82.7
Alfa-fetoprotein level
< 200 kU/L	79	90.8
200 kU/L	8	9.1