Long-term outcome of percutaneous ethanol injection therapy for minimum-sized hepatocellular carcinoma

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World J Gastroenterol. Apr 7, 2008; 14(13): 1997-2002
Published online Apr 7, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.1997

Table 5 Characteristics of patients according to Child-Pugh class

Parameter	Class A (n = 17)	Class B (n = 14)	P value
Sex (male:female)	16:1	7:7	0.017
Age (yr) (mean ± SD)	61.2 ± 8.3	66.9 ± 8.9	NS
Cause of cirrhosis
HCV	15	14	NS
Non- HCV	2	0	NS
AFP level
≤ 20 &mgr;g/L	9	6	NS
> 20 &mgr;g/L	8	8	NS
Tumor multiplicity
Uninodular	11	10	NS
Multinodular	6	4	NS
Tumor diameter (mm) (mean ± SD)
≤ 10	7	5	NS
11-15	10	9	NS
Histological characteristics
Well-differentiated	9	9	NS
Well to moderately differentiated	8	5	NS
Arterial blood flow
Positive	5	4	NS
Negative	5	8	NS
Portal blood flow
Positive	7	5	NS
Negative	4	5	NS

NS: Not significant.

Citation: Taniguchi M, Kim SR, Imoto S, Ikawa H, Ando K, Mita K, Fuki S, Sasase N, Matsuoka T, Kudo M, Hayashi Y. Long-term outcome of percutaneous ethanol injection therapy for minimum-sized hepatocellular carcinoma. World J Gastroenterol 2008; 14(13): 1997-2002
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v14/i13/1997.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.14.1997

Taniguchi M, Kim SR, Imoto S, Ikawa H, Ando K, Mita K, Fuki S, Sasase N, Matsuoka T, Kudo M, Hayashi Y. Long-term outcome of percutaneous ethanol injection therapy for minimum-sized hepatocellular carcinoma. World J Gastroenterol 2008; 14(13): 1997-2002 [PMID: 18395898 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.14.1997]

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