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World J Gastroenterol. Feb 28, 2005; 11(8): 1215-1219
Published online Feb 28, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i8.1215
Table 1 Clinical characteristics of 179 HCC patients with PVTT.
Clinical characteristicsConservative treatment (n = 18)Chemo-therapy (n = 53)Surgical resection (n = 24)Surgical resection with chemotherapy (n = 84)P
Gender0.522
Male15492076
Female3448
Age (yr)0.51
<45828945
≥4510251539
Child-Pugh Class0.731
A12391866
B614618
Tumor location0.351
Left lobe36522
Right lobe10331351
Left and right lobe41369
Caudate lobe1102
Tumor size0.43
<10 cm6251345
≥10 cm12281139
Tumor number0.715
111331458
≥27201026
Tumor thrombus location0.639
Left branch37418
Left branch extending1227
to main trunk
Right branch6231241
Right branch extending410411
to main trunk
Left, right branch and main trunk41127